Recorded Early 1971-1978 Release date 1971 Genre Afrobeat | Producer Jeff Jarratt Label Regal Zonophone Records | |
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Released August 30, 1971 (LP)June 13, 2001 (CD) Live!(1971) Why Black Man Dey Suffer(1971) Similar Fela Kuti albums, Afrobeat albums, Other albums | ||
Live! is an album recorded in 1971 by Fela Kuti's band Africa 70, with the addition of former Cream drummer Ginger Baker on two songs. It was released in 1971 by EMI in Africa and Europe and by Capitol/EMI in the United States and Canada. It was reissued on CD by Celluloid in 1987 and was reissued on CD in remastered form by Barclay with a bonus track from 1978.
Contents
Baker travelled with Kuti into Africa in a Land Rover to learn about the continent's rhythms. The bonus track on the Barclay CD reissue features a 16-minute drum duet between Baker and Africa 70s drummer Tony Allen recorded at the 1978 Berlin Jazz Festival.
Fela kuti live with ginger baker lp
Track listing
All songs by Fela Ransome-Kuti, except where noted.
- "Let's Start" - 8:06
- "Black Man's Cry" - 12:12
- "Ye Ye Dey Smell" - 13:55
- "Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)" - 12:37
Bonus track :
- "Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo" - live 1978 (Fela Kuti, Ginger Baker, Tony Allen) - 16:21
Personnel
Songs
1Let's Start7:51
2Black Man's Cry12:13
3Ye Ye De Smell12:35
References
Live! (Fela Kuti album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA