Zombie
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180 gram vinyl LP pressing. On the title track of 1976's Zombie, Fela and the backup singers ridicule the mindset of men in uniform over an urgent, quick-march accompaniment from Afrika 70. "Attention! Quick march! Slow march! Salute!" sings Fela, "Fall in! Fall out! Fall down! Go and kill! Go and die! Go and quench!" Each phrase is followed by the women singers' taunting response, "Zombie!" Just a few months later on 18 February, 1977, around 1,000 soldiers, most of them armed, swooped on the Kalakuta Republic. Fela was badly beaten, sustaining a fractured skull and several broken bones. His mother, then aged 77, was thrown out of a window, fracturing a leg and suffering deep trauma. The army then set fire to the compound and prevented the fire brigade reaching the area. The blaze gutted the premises, destroying six Afrika 70 vehicles, all Fela's master tapes and band equipment, a four-track recording studio, all the residents' belongings and, for good measure, the free medical clinic run by Fela's brother, Dr Beko Ransome Kuti (who was also severely beaten in the attack). The first journalists to arrive on the scene were assaulted by soldiers. Inquisitive passers-by were similarly set upon. The army didn't want any witnesses.
J**E
Great recording.
Great recording.
B**S
Five Stars
This was a Christmas present and it was well received.
A**O
Funk on toppa funk
Found out about Fela from the documentary Beware Mr. Baker and have really enjoyed how darn funky and emotional this music and its rhythms are.
R**H
Fela Kuti's best!
Buy this album, you won't be disappointed. I wasn't sure which Fela Kuti album to start off with. I chose this one and was completely blown away.
H**Z
one of his best
Fela Kuti. Composer. Africa's Beethoven or Bach. but with a voice too strong to be strangled by oppression. one of his best
F**S
Africa in the vein
Black music without concessions. Africa in the vein. Best impossible.
D**S
Five Stars
Changed my life!!
M**Z
Good sound
Fellastico as always. Good sound quality
E**R
Mal empacado
El disco venía sólo en una bolsa (normalmente cuando compro vinilos de amazon, vienen en caja) y venía maltratado y doblado de las esquinas. El disco afortunadamente está en buen estado. De Fela ni hablar.... supremo!
C**S
EXCELENTE
Chegou antes do prazo (mesmo a origem ser dos EUA). Bem embalado e sem avarias.
I**S
Discazo!
Musicón del bueno! Lo tengo en CD y vinilo, los dos suenan genial. El vinilo trae un tema por cada cara, se me hace corto en comparación con el formato CD que trae cuatro temas, los dos originales mas dos bonus tracks. En cualquier caso repetiría ambas compras! Discazo!!
K**R
Gut!Macht Spaß
Wie immer scheibe ist zu kurz. Good music!
N**A
Really Important Record
Fela Kuti pours out his anger at the vile Nigerian military regime in music that's energetic and beautiful too.Nearly cost him his life. An essential record and one of the foundations of World Music that followed.
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