Fela Kuti - Upside Down [VINYL] | Echo's Record Bar Online Store

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In response to popular demand Knitting Factory Records reissue seven of Nigerian icon and Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti's most important albums. This will be the first time they are released individually since their original vinyl release in Nigeria in the 70s and 80s. The LPs feature the original releases' iconic artwork and include digital download card and liner notes. 'Upside Down' and 'Zombie', both released in 1976, were made at the midpoint of an extraordinary three-year purple period during which Fela recorded 24 albums of new material. 'Upside Down' was written by Fela to portray a worldly travelled African who searches the dictionary and finds the definition of upside down - a perfect description of the African situation. 'Upside Down' is unusual in that it includes a second lead vocalist, Fela's American friend Sandra Izsadore. Izsadore was a black rights activist and introduced him to the writings of revolutionary thinkers such as Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Huey Newton and more who inspired Fela's philosophy of Blackism.

Product Details

Title
Upside Down
Artists
Fela Kuti
Cat No.
858A035010
Barcode
0720841205913
Format
  • VINYL
Discs
1
Department
Music
Released
Thursday 27th October 2016
Genre
World

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