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Fela Kuti

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Kalakuta Show - Blue Vinyl - Sealed

FELA KUTI & THE AFRICA 70 Kalakuta Show (2024 UK/EU limited edition LP pressed on Gulf Of Guinea Blue Vinyl, this album was Fela's full-on sonic revenge on the military regime that attacked and brutalized him and his compound in Lagos twice in 1974. The narrative delves deeply in the post-colonial corruption of Nigerian institutions and the grueling and brutal manner the police and the military treated all unfortunate enough to be caught up in their grip. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)

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Price Info
$34.01, £26.99  
Product Availability In stock. Order now for shipping on Thursday 28th November
Release Date 26th Jan 2024
Release Year 2024
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Knitting Factory Records
Complete Stock List Go to Fela Kuti
Product Catalogue No KFR2020-3
Music Genre Ethnic, Traditional African, Jazz, World Music
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Fela tells the story of the first large-scale police attack on Kalakuta Republic, on 23 November 1974. Following the drug squad raids in the spring that year (documented on the earlier albums Alagbon Close and Expensive Shit), Fela had erected a ten foot high barbed wire fence around the compound and stationed guards at the gate. “There had been so many raids,” he said years later. “You can’t count how many times they beat my people, in my house, on the street.” The defences were insufficient to repel a force of around 70 police armed with tear gas, machetes, wire cutters and axes. On the pretext of searching for a young woman who it was falsely (and quite ludicrously) alleged Fela had abducted, they stormed the compound. After throwing gas canisters into the buildings, forcing the occupants to exit, they set about anyone they could catch, beating men and women alike. First re-issued as part of Fela Kuti Box Set #5 curated by Chris Martin and Femi Kuti in 2021.


Side A
Kalakuta Show 14:32

Side B
Don't Make Ganran Ganran 16:04

LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Fela Kuti
Product Title Kalakuta Show - Blue Vinyl - Sealed
Product Information Fela Kuti Kalakuta Show - Blue Vinyl - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Femi Kuti, Tony Allen
Product Barcode 720841208037
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Alternatively Known As Fela Kuti,Fela Ransome Kuti,Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti,Fela Anikulapo Kuti
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