For those young folks attracted to the political music of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh but who have not heard Fela Kuti you really should give a listen. But there is more to his music than politics.
These titles are the ones coming out: Alagbon Close (1974), Why Black Man Dey Suffer (1971), Expensive Shit(1975),He Miss Road(1975), Everything Scatter(1975), Noise For Vendor Mouth(1975), Monkey Banana(1975),Excuse O(1975), Ikoyi Blindness(1976), Kalakuta Show(1976), Yellow Fever(1976)/Na Poi(1976), J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop)(1977) and Unnecessary Begging(1976).
You can get presales of the set as a digital download, a digital download AND all the CDS or a digital download/the CDs and a t-shirt. The CDs are all digipacks with original artwork.
For more on the Fela releases go to Knitting Factory Records website.
More coming in the Fall.