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Fela Kuti Kalakuta Show - Blue Vinyl - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
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
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 1st July
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| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
Fela Kuti (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Kalakuta Show (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 26.99, US$ 34.01
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| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Knitting Factory Records |
| Catalogue No: |
KFR2020-3 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
26 January 2024
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
KUTLPKA828801 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
720841208037 |
| Genres: |
Ethnic, Jazz, Traditional African, World Music
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| Related Artists: |
Femi Kuti, Tony Allen |
| Complete Stock List: |
Fela Kuti |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
FELA KUTI,FELA RANSOME KUTI,OLUFELA OLUSEGUN OLUDOTUN RANSOME-KUTI,FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number KUTLPKA828801 |
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limite dedition LP pressed on <B><FONT COLOR
="#0000FF">Gulf Of Guinea Blue Vinyl</B></FONT>, 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) )
