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Covers and music inspired by the Godfather of Afro-Beat! Limited edition luxurious box set contains four 10" vinyl records, plus a large-format booklet.
He's best known by his first name, Fela. He's certainly Nigeria's most famous musical export. In Nigeria, his countrymen knew his music like Americans know Elvis." "On foreign shores, a chosen few Westerners could claim to know the extent of Fela's genius. As a result, while music historians have filled books with references to the influence of Westerners on Fela's creation, little has been said about Fela's inspiration on others. Thus, our compilation begins.
Fela's music, and that of his organization inspired musicians across the global village when Afro-Beat was new and novel. This compilation focuses on the music Fela inspired whether by fellow Nigerians recording alongside him in the early 70s, neighbors in Ghana, then-modern Colombian cumbia ensembles inspired by the man who injected a new feel into the Yoruban rhythms that formed cumbia's base, Trinidadian steel bands or the select few organizations left that have maintained Fela's fury in the new millennium. This Fela Estate-approved anthology includes rare and previously unreleased music from Nigeria, Ghana, Colombia, Trinidad and more. Compiler Egon has written extensive liner notes and sourced never before seen Fela photos and other ephemera for this project.
