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Fela Kuti Box Set 6 curated by Idris Elba

The sixth installment of the much anticipated vinyl reissue box sets from the Fela Kuti catalog will be out December 1. Vinyl box #6 was curated by actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer, Idris Elba, aka DJ Big Driis. Previous curators include Erykah Badu, Questlove, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, and Ginger Baker.

The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork. The box set is a limited edition of 5,000 worldwide. It includes a 24 page booklet featuring lyrics, commentaries by Afrobeat historian Chris May, and never before seen photos; as well as a 16″ x 24″ poster designed by Lemi Ghariokwu, the creative force behind many of Fela’s album covers.

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Box Set 6 includes:

Open & Close

A1) Open & Close

B1) Swegbe & Pako

B2) Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo

Music of Many Colors (Feat. Roy Ayers)

A1) 2000 Blacks Got to be Free

B1) Africa Centre of the World

Stalemate

A1) Stalemate

B1) Don’t Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)

I Go Shout Plenty!!!

A1) I Go Shout Plenty!!!

B1) Why Black Men Dey Suffer?

Live In Amsterdam

A1) M.O.P. (Movement of the People) Political Statement Number 1 (Part 1)

B1) M.O.P. (Movement of the People) Political Statement Number 1 (Part 2)

C1) Custom Check Point

C2) You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Part 1)

D1) You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Part 2)

Opposite People

A1) O.P. (Opposite People)

B1) Equalisation of Trouser and Pant

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Stalemate Edit

An edit of “Stalemate” is also out today digitall. On the track, using a combination of Broken English and Yoruba, Fela muses briefly on the face-off between Nigeria’s military regime and the social groups who made up the bulk of his audience: students, intellectuals and sufferheads (as he called the urban working class), over one of the more laid-back grooves in his entire catalog.

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Fela Kuti: The Legacy

A new short documentary on the life and work of Fela is also available to watch today. The documentary, directed by Kayode Thomas, sheds light on Fela’s influence on fashion, style, and culture as well as his message and activism. It also examines the significance of the Shrine, the iconic music venue where Fela performed.

Fela Kuti: The Legacy features interviews with Mádé Kuti, Fela’s grandson; Sandra Izsadore, humanitarian, author, and friend of Fela; Dele Sosimi, musician; Lemi Ghariokwu, artist; Jeff Jarratt, record producer; Rikki Stein, friend and manager; Chris May, Afrobeat historian and author; Miles Showell, mastering engineer; Sodi Marciszewer, record producer.