Let's Start; Black Man's Cry; Ye Ye De Smell; Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die); Ginger Baker and Tony Allen drum solo (live at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1978). Fela Ransome-Kuti: voice; Tunde ...

A previously unreleased drum solo featuring Afrobeat legend Tony Allen and Cream’s Ginger Baker has been unearthed for a 50th anniversary reissue of Fela Kuti’s Live!, arriving November 19th via ...

For those who have proverbially fallen in love with the prolific and powerful musician, Fela Kuti, there are some new goodies in the works to enjoy. This November, fans can acquire two new reissued ...

One hour of nothing but the freshest new releases and pre-releases. Join Tony Poole for the freshest worldwide jazz grooves from across the globe. Playlist Fela Kuti and The Africa '70 Let's Start" ...

Announced last week by Partisan Records, the 7xLP collection is limited to just 4,000 copies and will include titles co-curated by Kuti's son, Femi, and Coldplay's Chris Martin. The set features Why ...

In “Viva Nigeria,” one of Fela Kuti‘s earliest 45s, the Afrobeat pioneer proclaims, “Men are born, kings are made.” Kuti, who was born a man in 1938 and died a king of music in ’97, transformed his ...