Released 1971 Length 35:45 Genre Afrobeat | Recorded 1971 in Lagos, Nigeria Open & Close(1971) Live!(1971) Release date 1971 Label EMI | |
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Similar Na Poi, Roforofo Fight, Why Black Man Dey Suffer, No Agreement, Sorrow Tears and Blood | ||
Open & Close is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian EMI label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, commenting: "Perhaps the distinguishing factors of records like Open & Close and some of Fela's other '70s releases are that as much as he liked to ride a groove, he also liked to disrupt it, twist it and turn it, reshape it, only to bring it back to its original shape. There was less of that later in his career".
Track listing
All compositions by Fela Kuti
- "Open and Close" - 15:02
- "Swegbe and Pako (Part 1)" - 5:41
- "Swegbe and Pako (Part 2)" - 6:45
- "Gbagada Gbogodo" - 9:17
Personnel
Songs
1Open & Close15:02
2Suegbe & Pako12:31
3Gbagada Gbogodo9:17
References
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