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It's almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Anikulapo (Ransome) Kuti -- or just Fela, as he's more commonly known -- to the global musical village. As a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader with a larger than life personality, Kuti combined the raw guitars and jazzy undercurrents of traditional highlife with tight horn arrangements, electrifying polyrhythms, and politically charged lyrical content for the creation of Afrobeat. Kuti had an unparalleled hot streak throughout the '70s with frequent electrifying concert performances and genre-defining Afrobeat albums like 1975's Expensive Shit and 1977's Zombie. A star in Nigeria at the time, his music would have a global ripple effect long after his death in 1997. Countless musicians would eventually catch up with the vision Kuti launched in his '70s heyday, as the ideas that he was working on found their way into new sounds from jazz players, American rock acts like the Talking Heads, and new waves of Afrobeat revivalists. While the infectiousness and excitement of Afrobeat grew and morphed with subsequent generations, it began with Fela.

Born in 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, north of Lagos, Kuti grew up in a firmly middle-class family who were politically active. His father was a pastor and talented pianist; his mother was active in the anti-colonial, anti-military Nigerian home rule movement. So, at an early age, Fela experienced politics and music in a seamless combination. His parents, however, were less interested in his becoming a musician and more interested in his becoming a doctor, so they packed him off to London in 1958 for what they assumed would be a medical education; instead, Fela registered at Trinity College's school of music. Tired of studying European composers, he formed his first band, Koola Lobitos, in 1961, and quickly became a fixture on the London club scene. He returned to Nigeria in 1963 and started another version of Koola Lobitos that was more influenced by the James Brown-style singing of Geraldo Pina from Sierra Leone. Combining this with elements of traditional highlife and jazz, Fela dubbed this intensely rhythmic hybrid "Afro-beat," partly as critique of African performers whom he felt had turned their backs on their African musical roots in order to emulate current American pop music trends.

In 1969, he brought Koola Lobitos to Los Angeles to tour and record. They toured America for about eight months, using Los Angeles as a home base. It was while in L.A. that Fela hooked up with a friend, Sandra Isidore, who introduced him to the writings and politics of Malcolm X, Eldridge Cleaver (and by extension the Black Panthers), and other proponents of Black nationalism and Afrocentrism. Impressed at what he read, Fela was politically revivified and decided that some changes were in order: first, the name of the band, as Koola Lobitos became Nigeria 70; second, the music would become more politically explicit and critical of the oppression of the powerless worldwide. After a disagreement with an unscrupulous promoter who turned them in to the Immigration and Naturalization Services, Fela and band were charged with working without work permits. Realizing that time was short before they were sent back to Nigeria, they were able to scrape together some money to record some new songs in L.A. What came to be known as the '69 Los Angeles Sessions were remarkable, an indication of a maturing sound and of the raucous, propulsive music that was to mark Fela's career. Afro-beat's combination of blaring horn sections, antiphonal vocals, Fela's quasi-rapping pidgin English, and percolating guitars -- all wrapped up in a smoldering groove (in the early days driven by the band's brilliant drummer Tony Allen) that could last nearly an hour -- was an intoxicating sound. Once hooked, it was impossible to get enough.

Upon returning to Nigeria, Fela founded a communal compound-cum-recording studio and rehearsal space he called the Kalakuta Republic, and a nightclub, the Shrine. It was during this time that he dropped his given middle name of "Ransome," which he said was a slave name, and took the name "Anikulapo" (meaning "he who carries death in his pouch"). Playing constantly and recording at a ferocious pace, Fela and band (who were now called Africa 70) became huge stars in West Africa. His biggest fan base, however, was Nigeria's poor. Because his music addressed issues important to the Nigerian underclass (specifically a military government that profited from political exploitation and disenfranchisement), Fela was more than a simply a pop star; like Bob Marley in Jamaica, he was the voice of Nigeria's have-nots, a cultural rebel. This was something Nigeria's military junta tried to nip in the bud, and from almost the moment he came back to Nigeria up until his death, Fela was hounded, jailed, harassed, and nearly killed by a government determined to silence him. In one of the most egregious acts of violence committed against him, 1,000 Nigerian soldiers attacked his Kalakuta compound in 1977 (the second government-sanctioned attack). Fela suffered a fractured skull as well as other broken bones; his 82-year-old mother was thrown from an upstairs window, inflicting injuries that would later prove fatal. The soldiers set fire to the compound and prevented firefighters from reaching the area. His recording studio, all his master tapes, and musical instruments were destroyed.

After the Kalakuta tragedy, Fela briefly lived in exile in Ghana, returning to Nigeria in 1978. In 1979, he formed his own political party, MOP (Movement of the People), and at the start of the new decade renamed his band Egypt 80. From 1980-1983, Nigeria was under civilian rule, and it was a relatively peaceful period for Fela, who recorded and toured nonstop. Military rule returned in 1983, and in 1984 he was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of currency smuggling. With help from Amnesty International, he was freed in 1985.

As the '80s ended, Fela recorded blistering attacks against Nigeria's corrupt military government, as well as broadsides aimed at Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan (most abrasively on the album Beasts of No Nation). Never what you would call progressive when it came to relationships with women or patriarchy in general (the fact was that he was sexist in the extreme, which is ironic when you consider that his mother was one of Nigeria's early feminists), he was coming around to the struggles faced by African women, but only just barely.

Fela's musical output slowed throughout the '90s as he grew increasingly unwell physically. His death on August 3, 1997, of complications from AIDS deeply affected musicians and fans internationally, as a musical and sociopolitical voice on a par with Bob Marley was silenced. A press release from the United Democratic Front of Nigeria on the occasion of Fela's death noted: "Those who knew you well were insistent that you could never compromise with the evil you had fought all your life. Even though made weak by time and fate, you remained strong in will and never abandoned your goal of a free, democratic, socialist Africa." This is as succinct a summation of Fela's political agenda as one is likely to find. ~ John Dougan, Rovi

Genres

: afrobeat afropop highlife

Total plays

190.5 million
Updated on 2025-08-07

Monthly listeners

484,039

Followers

657,572

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    11,589 listeners
  2. Nigeria
    Lagos
    35,322 listeners
  3. Nigeria
    Abuja
    12,377 listeners
  4. Nigeria
    Port Harcourt
    10,088 listeners
  5. United States
    7,269 listeners

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Most popular tracks

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Expensive Shit
Expensive Shit
10,540,699 13:13 1975-01-01
Gentleman
Gentleman
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Lady
Lady
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Let's Start
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Water No Get Enemy
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Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
4,806,202 12:04 1972-01-01
2000 Blacks Got to Be Free - Edit
2000 Blacks Got to Be Free - Edit
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Shakara
Shakara
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No Agreement
No Agreement
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Fefe Naa Efe
Fefe Naa Efe
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Peace Of Mind - Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti
Peace Of Mind - Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti
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Sorrow Tears and Blood
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Lady - Ezra Collective Version
Lady - Ezra Collective Version
2,106,649 5:47 2023-01-10
Mr. Follow Follow
Mr. Follow Follow
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Everything Scatter
Everything Scatter
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Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n Quench)
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Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever
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Black Man's Cry
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Eko Ile
Eko Ile
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Beasts of No Nation
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Fear Not For Man
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O.D.O.O. - Edit
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Roforofo Fight
Roforofo Fight
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Colonial Mentality
Colonial Mentality
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Why Black Man Dey Suffer
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Motherland Journey
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1,363,109 4:19 2021-12-10
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Gentleman - Edit
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Opposite People
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Highlife Time
Highlife Time
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Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
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Viva Nigeria
Viva Nigeria
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Opposite People - Edit
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Upside Down
Upside Down
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Coffin For Head of State - Part 1 & 2
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He Miss Road
He Miss Road
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Egbe Mi O (Carry Me) - Live
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Witchcraft
Witchcraft
961,750 5:27 1994-01-01
Lover
Lover
954,965 6:11 1994-01-01
Open & Close
Open & Close
928,135 14:54 1971-01-01
No Agreement - Part 2
No Agreement - Part 2
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Observation Is No Crime
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Bonfo
Bonfo
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2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
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2000 Blacks Got to Be Free
2000 Blacks Got to Be Free
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Upside Down - Edit
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Who're You
Who're You
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My Lady Frustration
My Lady Frustration
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Alu Jon Jonki Jon
Alu Jon Jonki Jon
715,111 12:39 1973-01-01
Great Kids
Great Kids
710,695 3:09 2016-04-08
Shuffering And Shmiling - Part 2
Shuffering And Shmiling - Part 2
701,329 12:25 1999-01-01
Ye Ye De Smell - Live
Ye Ye De Smell - Live
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Go Slow - Edit
Go Slow - Edit
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Monkey Banana
Monkey Banana
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Amaechi's Blues
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Mistake - Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978
Mistake - Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978
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Awo
Awo
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Coffin For Head Of State - Part 2
Coffin For Head Of State - Part 2
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Zombie (Herd Mix)
Zombie (Herd Mix)
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Alagbon Close
Alagbon Close
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Johnny Just Drop
Johnny Just Drop
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Obe
Obe
547,765 3:13 1994-01-01
Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)
Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)
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Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Boss - BLOND:ISH Remix
Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Boss - BLOND:ISH Remix
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Oyejo
Oyejo
486,008 3:25 2016-04-08
Fere
Fere
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Sorrow Tears and Blood - Original Extended Version
Sorrow Tears and Blood - Original Extended Version
475,317 16:41 2013-02-05
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) - Part 1 & 2
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) - Part 1 & 2
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This Is Sad
This Is Sad
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O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
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Army Arrangement
Army Arrangement
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Kalakuta Show
Kalakuta Show
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Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo
Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo
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Onifere No. 2
Onifere No. 2
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VIP - Part 2/Live in Berlin
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ITT - Part 2
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Underground System - Part 2
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Army Arrangement - Part 2
Army Arrangement - Part 2
404,874 17:02 1999-01-01
Shuffering And Shmiling - Part 1 & 2
Shuffering And Shmiling - Part 1 & 2
397,862 21:33 1977-01-01
Kalakuta Show
Kalakuta Show
387,251 5:23 2009-08-01
Power Show
Power Show
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Na Poi - 1975 Version
Na Poi - 1975 Version
368,171 13:32 1976-01-01
Original Sufferhead
Original Sufferhead
357,356 21:10 1981-01-01
Roforofo Fight
Roforofo Fight
347,184 4:39 2009-08-01
Wayo - Second Version
Wayo - Second Version
340,197 3:29 1994-01-01
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense - Edit
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense - Edit
338,747 13:45 2014-07-29
Confusion - Part 1 & 2
Confusion - Part 1 & 2
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Swegbe & Pako
Swegbe & Pako
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Beasts of No Nation - Edit
Beasts of No Nation - Edit
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Power Show - Edit
Power Show - Edit
315,573 8:46 2014-07-29
Go Slow
Go Slow
303,574 17:25 1972-01-01
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
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Ikoyi Blindness
Ikoyi Blindness
298,242 15:07 1976-01-01
Look And Laugh
Look And Laugh
295,356 30:50 1986-01-01
Government Chicken Boy
Government Chicken Boy
295,066 29:15 1984-01-01
Oloruka
Oloruka
284,526 3:08 2016-04-08
Just Like That - Live
Just Like That - Live
270,355 29:34 2012-05-08
Expensive Shit
Expensive Shit
269,942 6:03 2009-08-01
Funky Horn
Funky Horn
267,198 4:44 1994-01-01
Shuffering and Shmiling - Edit
Shuffering and Shmiling - Edit
255,838 11:60 2014-07-29
Na Poi - Part 1 & 2
Na Poi - Part 1 & 2
249,561 25:18 1971-01-01
Dog Eat Dog - Instrumental
Dog Eat Dog - Instrumental
247,130 15:32 1972-01-01
No Buredi (No Bread)
No Buredi (No Bread)
239,775 14:06 1976-01-01
Johnny Just Drop - Edit
Johnny Just Drop - Edit
239,430 10:56 2014-07-29
Roforofo Fight - Edit
Roforofo Fight - Edit
237,742 3:31 2021-07-08
Ololufe
Ololufe
228,787 5:17 2016-04-08
Stalemate - Edit
Stalemate - Edit
222,251 6:44 2023-10-12
M.O.P (Movement of The People)
M.O.P (Movement of The People)
218,641 37:04 1983-01-01
J'Ehin J'Ehin (Chop Teeth - Chop Teeth)
J'Ehin J'Ehin (Chop Teeth - Chop Teeth)
213,638 7:27 1971-01-01
Africa Centre of the World
Africa Centre of the World
212,283 17:32 1980-01-01
Yese
Yese
211,741 3:06 2016-04-08
Just Like That
Just Like That
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It's No Possible
It's No Possible
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V.C. 7
V.C. 7
206,075 4:33 2016-04-08
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo - Bonus Track/Live 1978
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo - Bonus Track/Live 1978
206,054 16:21 1971-01-01
Shakara - Edit
Shakara - Edit
205,040 4:29 2020-12-10
Question Jam Answer
Question Jam Answer
203,561 13:41 1972-01-01
Buy Africa
Buy Africa
202,731 5:50 1971-01-01
Eko
Eko
202,014 4:15 1994-01-01
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)
199,666 13:15 1971-01-01
Unknown Soldier - Part 1 & 2
Unknown Soldier - Part 1 & 2
196,744 31:08 1979-01-01
Pansa Pansa
Pansa Pansa
193,599 17:21 1992-01-01
No Agreement - Edit
No Agreement - Edit
192,011 4:39 2021-05-06
Omuti
Omuti
189,319 3:54 2016-04-08
Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss
Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss
182,650 16:35 1975-01-01
Equalisation of Trouser And Pant
Equalisation of Trouser And Pant
180,403 16:43 1977-01-01
Unnecessary Begging
Unnecessary Begging
178,214 16:12 1976-01-01
Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)
Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)
177,105 29:11 1992-01-01
Yellow Fever - Edit
Yellow Fever - Edit
173,382 5:32 2021-06-03
I No Get Eye For Back
I No Get Eye For Back
171,181 11:24 1974-01-01
Open & Close - Edit
Open & Close - Edit
171,157 3:59 2021-04-08
Monday Morning in Lagos
Monday Morning in Lagos
170,996 11:16 1975-01-01
V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power) - Part 1 & 2
V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power) - Part 1 & 2
164,366 20:09 1979-01-01
Fight To Finish
Fight To Finish
160,469 7:23 1971-01-01
Egbin
Egbin
160,218 2:59 2016-04-08
Lady - Edit
Lady - Edit
158,419 5:51 2022-11-22
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) - Edit
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) - Edit
157,927 6:60 2021-01-28
Black Man's Cry - Edit
Black Man's Cry - Edit
154,812 4:03 2021-03-18
Orise
Orise
152,055 3:27 2016-04-08
I Know Your Feeling
I Know Your Feeling
150,995 4:04 2016-04-08
Underground System
Underground System
149,490 28:27 1992-01-01
Zombie - Edit
Zombie - Edit
146,584 7:06 2020-08-13
Lai Se
Lai Se
144,046 4:14 2016-04-08
Stalemate
Stalemate
141,618 12:55 1977-01-01
Africa Centre of the World - Edit
Africa Centre of the World - Edit
140,736 4:20 1980-01-01
Lagos Baby
Lagos Baby
140,567 3:36 2016-04-08
Excuse-O
Excuse-O
140,309 13:36 1975-01-01
Ikoyi Mentality vs. Mushin Mentality
Ikoyi Mentality vs. Mushin Mentality
139,707 12:58 1971-01-01
Confusion - Edit
Confusion - Edit
137,198 6:39 1975-10-05
Eke
Eke
136,819 3:16 2016-04-08
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me) - Edit
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me) - Edit
135,761 3:37 2021-09-14
You No Go Die....Unless
You No Go Die....Unless
135,439 7:34 1971-01-01
Don't Make Garan Garan
Don't Make Garan Garan
131,254 16:04 1975-01-01
J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) - Part 1 & 2
J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) - Part 1 & 2
131,119 23:21 1976-01-01
Kalakuta Show - Edit
Kalakuta Show - Edit
122,124 6:29 2022-01-21
Shenshema
Shenshema
121,934 9:10 2022-06-09
WA Dele
WA Dele
120,808 4:08 2016-04-08
Waka Waka
Waka Waka
118,701 3:25 2016-04-08
Noise for Vendor Mouth
Noise for Vendor Mouth
114,454 15:23 1975-01-01
Let's Start (Edit with Intro)
Let's Start (Edit with Intro)
110,266 3:41 2025-02-28
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo - Part One/Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo - Part One/Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978
106,549 18:01 1978-01-01
Araba's Delight
Araba's Delight
106,263 4:58 2016-04-08
Perambulator
Perambulator
101,092 14:36 1983-02-02
Who No Know Go Know
Who No Know Go Know
98,393 15:09 1975-01-01
International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) - Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix
International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) - Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix
98,370 7:14 2020-10-30
Original Sufferhead (Extended Version)
Original Sufferhead (Extended Version)
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Ariya
Ariya
95,328 10:20 2022-10-14
Authority Stealing - Part 1 & 2
Authority Stealing - Part 1 & 2
95,307 24:09 1980-01-01
Africa Center of the World
Africa Center of the World
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Why Black Man Dey Suffer - Edit
Why Black Man Dey Suffer - Edit
90,410 3:60 2021-12-10
You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit
You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit
89,722 24:56 1983-01-01
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am - Edit
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am - Edit
88,212 5:26 2020-11-12
Monkey Banana
Monkey Banana
87,794 2:20 2004-09-07
Go Slow
Go Slow
84,981 14:37 1976-01-01
Mi o Mo
Mi o Mo
83,080 4:44 2016-04-08
Sense Wiseness
Sense Wiseness
82,627 12:58 1975-01-01
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
82,624 2:36 2004-09-07
Dr. Solutso
Dr. Solutso
81,930 3:22 2012-01-20
Alu Jon Jonki Jon - Edit
Alu Jon Jonki Jon - Edit
80,218 4:23 2022-09-27
Mattress
Mattress
80,211 13:54 1975-01-01
Obinrin Le
Obinrin Le
76,057 4:49 2016-04-08
Noise for Vendor Mouth - Edit
Noise for Vendor Mouth - Edit
75,637 4:51 2022-03-18
Palm Wine Sound - Instrumental
Palm Wine Sound - Instrumental
74,767 15:16 1977-01-01
Onidodo
Onidodo
74,593 3:05 2016-04-08
Ikoyi Blindness - Edit
Ikoyi Blindness - Edit
73,784 7:22 2022-02-18
Frustration
Frustration
73,700 13:43 1983-02-02
Omo Ejo
Omo Ejo
71,724 5:03 2016-04-08
Everyday I Got My Blues - Live
Everyday I Got My Blues - Live
71,456 5:39 2016-04-08
Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red) - Edit
Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red) - Edit
71,149 5:23 2024-01-19
Expensive Shit - Edit
Expensive Shit - Edit
71,040 4:01 2020-10-16
Ololufe Mi
Ololufe Mi
69,464 1:08 2004-09-07
Sunshine (feat. Fela Kuti)
Sunshine (feat. Fela Kuti)
68,223 5:45 2014-03-28
Mr Grammarticologylisationalism is the Boss
Mr Grammarticologylisationalism is the Boss
67,973 8:02 2004-09-07
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense - Live
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense - Live
65,923 34:09 2012-05-08
Moti Gborokan - Live
Moti Gborokan - Live
65,912 6:16 2016-04-08
My Baby Don Love Me
My Baby Don Love Me
65,506 3:21 2016-04-08
Custom Check Point
Custom Check Point
65,077 16:03 1983-01-01
Revolution
Revolution
64,332 4:16 2023-06-09
Look and Laugh
Look and Laugh
62,747 4:18 2004-09-07
SA E Tun De
SA E Tun De
61,006 3:19 2016-04-08
Ako - Live
Ako - Live
59,944 7:30 2016-04-08
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
59,467 38:57 2012-05-08
Excuse-O - Edit
Excuse-O - Edit
59,149 5:52 2022-04-20
Ororuka - Live
Ororuka - Live
55,562 5:06 2016-04-08
Home Cooking
Home Cooking
55,108 3:07 2016-04-08
Ajo
Ajo
55,036 3:46 2016-04-08
Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)
Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)
54,800 14:14 1976-01-01
Lai Se - Live
Lai Se - Live
51,982 5:42 2016-04-08
Abiara
Abiara
51,856 3:01 2016-04-08
Unnecessary Begging
Unnecessary Begging
51,309 8:36 2004-09-07
Follow Follow
Follow Follow
50,990 5:53 2004-09-07
Alagbara
Alagbara
50,902 3:13 2016-04-08
Custom Check Point - Edit
Custom Check Point - Edit
50,453 7:32 2023-12-01
Confusion Break Bones - Live
Confusion Break Bones - Live
49,477 40:30 2012-05-08
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo - Part Two/Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo - Part Two/Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978
48,434 6:30 1978-01-01
Don't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)
Don't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)
46,431 15:44 1977-01-01
Skate Fever
Skate Fever
45,442 3:37 2020-05-11
Swegbe & Pako
Swegbe & Pako
44,278 3:37 2004-09-07
Ariya
Ariya
44,232 5:28 2004-09-07
Shakara - Saturday Nite Shrine Mix
Shakara - Saturday Nite Shrine Mix
41,620 7:08 2022-10-07
Alagbon Close (Edit)
Alagbon Close (Edit)
39,167 5:52 2024-08-27
International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix) - Mixed
International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix) - Mixed
39,101 5:40 2020-12-18
Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Boss - BLOND:ISH Remix - Edit
Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Boss - BLOND:ISH Remix - Edit
36,855 4:33 2019-10-11
Sorrow, Tears and Blood (feat. Fela Kuti)
Sorrow, Tears and Blood (feat. Fela Kuti)
33,102 5:05 2011-03-28
Waka Waka - Live
Waka Waka - Live
31,007 5:46 2016-04-08
Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red)
Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red)
28,629 8:59 2024-02-09
Je'Nwi Teni (Don't Gag Me)
Je'Nwi Teni (Don't Gag Me)
25,773 5:01 2008-01-01
Beats Of No Nation (feat. Fela Kuti)
Beats Of No Nation (feat. Fela Kuti)
23,204 7:02 2011-03-28
Muevete - Live
Muevete - Live
21,757 7:17 2013-01-01
Zombie (THEMBA's Herd Mix) - Extended Mix
Zombie (THEMBA's Herd Mix) - Extended Mix
20,333 6:19 2022-09-02
Nigerian Independence
Nigerian Independence
16,922 3:39 2015-02-06
gentleman (live)
gentleman (live)
13,901 15:58 2005-01-01
International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix) - Mixed
International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Extended Mix) - Mixed
13,769 6:29 2020-10-30
Let's Start (Edit)
Let's Start (Edit)
12,883 3:34 2025-02-28
VIP (Vagabonds In Power)
VIP (Vagabonds In Power)
10,738 16:48 2010-01-01
Shakara - Tuesday Nite Shrine Mix
Shakara - Tuesday Nite Shrine Mix
9,818 5:51 2022-10-07
Pansa Pansa
Pansa Pansa
9,568 15:33 2010-01-01
Cross Examination
Cross Examination
9,045 19:49 2010-01-01
Fela's Groove
Fela's Groove
8,556 9:16 2020-12-11
Power Show
Power Show
7,516 18:25 2010-01-01
Intro: This Is an Ashanti Proverb - Full Version
Intro: This Is an Ashanti Proverb - Full Version
4,830 1:11 2002-10-15
Kalakuta Show - Instrumental
Kalakuta Show - Instrumental
4,452 3:11 2002-10-15
Interlude: “The Secret of Life Is to Have No Fear”
Interlude: “The Secret of Life Is to Have No Fear”
3,286 2:39 2002-10-15
Soro Soke (End Sars)
Soro Soke (End Sars)
2,948 3:23 2022-02-04
Interlude: Don’t Worry About My Mouth-o - Full Version
Interlude: Don’t Worry About My Mouth-o - Full Version
2,789 1:29 2002-10-15
Interlude: Music Is A Spiritual Thing
Interlude: Music Is A Spiritual Thing
2,439 0:44 2002-10-15
Interlude: This Is an Ashanti Proverb - Slow
Interlude: This Is an Ashanti Proverb - Slow
2,378 3:36 2002-10-15
Kuti's Anthem (feat. Fela Kuti)
Kuti's Anthem (feat. Fela Kuti)
1,648 4:45 2016-11-24
Kalakuta Intro (Johnny Just Drop)
Kalakuta Intro (Johnny Just Drop)
1,624 0:54 2002-10-15
Intro
Intro
< 1000 0:27 2004-09-07
Eko Ile - Inaky Garcia Remix
Eko Ile - Inaky Garcia Remix
< 1000 6:00 2021-11-05
Signature Tune
Signature Tune
< 1000 0:26 2016-04-08

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Let's Start (Edit)
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[Partisan Records]
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Alagbon Close (Edit)
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[Knitting Factory Records]
Custom Check Point (Edit)
Custom Check Point (Edit)
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Custom Check Point (Edit)
Custom Check Point (Edit)
2023-12-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Stalemate (Edit)
Stalemate (Edit)
2023-10-12
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Stalemate (Edit)
Stalemate (Edit)
2023-10-12
[Knitting Factory Records]
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Lady (Ezra Collective Version)
2023-01-10
[Partisan Records / Liberator Music]
Lady (Ezra Collective Version)
Lady (Ezra Collective Version)
2023-01-10
[Partisan Records]
Lady (Edit)
Lady (Edit)
2022-11-22
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Lady (Edit)
Lady (Edit)
2022-11-22
[Knitting Factory Records]
Ariya
Ariya
2022-10-14
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Ariya
Ariya
2022-10-14
[Knitting Factory Records]
Shakara
Shakara
2022-10-07
[Campo Alegre Productions]
Alu Jon Jonki Jon (Edit)
Alu Jon Jonki Jon (Edit)
2022-09-27
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Alu Jon Jonki Jon (Edit)
Alu Jon Jonki Jon (Edit)
2022-09-27
[Knitting Factory Records]
Shenshema
Shenshema
2022-06-09
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Shenshema
Shenshema
2022-06-09
[Knitting Factory Records]
Excuse-O (Edit)
Excuse-O (Edit)
2022-04-20
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Excuse-O (Edit)
Excuse-O (Edit)
2022-04-20
[Knitting Factory Records]
Noise for Vendor Mouth (Edit)
Noise for Vendor Mouth (Edit)
2022-03-18
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Noise for Vendor Mouth (Edit)
Noise for Vendor Mouth (Edit)
2022-03-18
[Knitting Factory Records]
Ikoyi Blindness (Edit)
Ikoyi Blindness (Edit)
2022-02-18
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Ikoyi Blindness (Edit)
Ikoyi Blindness (Edit)
2022-02-18
[Knitting Factory Records]
Kalakuta Show (Edit)
Kalakuta Show (Edit)
2022-01-21
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Kalakuta Show (Edit)
Kalakuta Show (Edit)
2022-01-21
[Knitting Factory Records]
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (Edit)
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (Edit)
2021-12-10
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (Edit)
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (Edit)
2021-12-10
[Knitting Factory Records]
Original Sufferhead
Original Sufferhead
2021-10-27
[Knitting Factory Records]
Egbe Mi O (Edit)
Egbe Mi O (Edit)
2021-09-14
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Egbe Mi O (Edit)
Egbe Mi O (Edit)
2021-09-14
[Knitting Factory Records]
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live at Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978) (Extended Version)
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live at Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978) (Extended Version)
2021-08-18
[Knitting Factory Records]
Roforofo Fight (Edit)
Roforofo Fight (Edit)
2021-07-08
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Roforofo Fight (Edit)
Roforofo Fight (Edit)
2021-07-08
[Knitting Factory Records]
Yellow Fever (Edit)
Yellow Fever (Edit)
2021-06-03
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Yellow Fever (Edit)
Yellow Fever (Edit)
2021-06-03
[Knitting Factory Records]
No Agreement (Edit)
No Agreement (Edit)
2021-05-06
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
No Agreement (Edit)
No Agreement (Edit)
2021-05-06
[Knitting Factory Records]
Open & Close (Edit)
Open & Close (Edit)
2021-04-08
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Open & Close (Edit)
Open & Close (Edit)
2021-04-08
[Knitting Factory Records]
Peace Of Mind (Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti)
Peace Of Mind (Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti)
2021-03-26
[Mavin Records]
Peace of Mind (Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti)
Peace of Mind (Virgil Abloh Remix with Fela Kuti)
2021-03-26
[Mavin Records/Jonzing World]
Black Man's Cry
Black Man's Cry
2021-03-18
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Black Man's Cry
Black Man's Cry
2021-03-18
[Knitting Factory Records]
Confusion (Edit)
Confusion (Edit)
2021-02-25
[Knitting Factory Records]
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) [Edit]
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) [Edit]
2021-01-28
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) (Edit)
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) (Edit)
2021-01-28
[Knitting Factory Records]
Shakara (Edit)
Shakara (Edit)
2020-12-10
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Shakara (Edit)
Shakara (Edit)
2020-12-10
[Knitting Factory Records]
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am (Edit)
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am (Edit)
2020-11-12
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am (Edit)
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am (Edit)
2020-11-12
[Knitting Factory Records]
Expensive Shit (Edit)
Expensive Shit (Edit)
2020-10-16
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Expensive Shit (Edit)
Expensive Shit (Edit)
2020-10-16
[Knitting Factory Records]
Zombie
Zombie
2020-08-13
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Zombie
Zombie
2020-08-13
[Knitting Factory Records]
2000 Blacks Got to Be Free
2000 Blacks Got to Be Free
2019-10-15
[Knitting Factory Records]
Highlife: Jazz and Afro- Soul (1963-1969)
Highlife: Jazz and Afro- Soul (1963-1969)
2016-04-08
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Highlife: Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969)
Highlife: Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969)
2016-04-08
[Knitting Factory Records]
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014-07-29
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014-07-29
[Knitting Factory Records]
The Best Of The Black President 2
The Best Of The Black President 2
2013-02-05
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
The Best of the Black President 2
The Best of the Black President 2
2013-02-05
[Knitting Factory Records]
Live In Detroit 1986
Live In Detroit 1986
2012-05-08
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Live In Detroit 1986
Live In Detroit 1986
2012-05-08
[Knitting Factory Records]
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording
2010-06-08
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording
2010-06-03
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording (feat. Kevin Mambo)
FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording (feat. Kevin Mambo)
2010-06-03
[Knitting Factory Records]
Anthology 2
Anthology 2
2010-01-01
[Wrasse Records Ltd. (UK)]
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief)
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief)
2009-09-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
The Underground Spiritual Game
The Underground Spiritual Game
2004-09-07
[Quannum Projects]
Upside Down / Music Of Many Colours
Upside Down / Music Of Many Colours
2001-01-01
[Geffen*]
Best of The Black President
Best of The Black President
1999-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
The Best of The Black President
The Best of The Black President
1999-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
1994-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
1994-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Underground System
Underground System
1992-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Underground System
Underground System
1992-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
1989-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
1989-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
1989-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
1989-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
1986-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
1986-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
1986-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Army Arrangement
Army Arrangement
1984-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Army Arrangement
Army Arrangement
1984-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Perambulator
Perambulator
1983-02-02
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Live In Amsterdam
Live In Amsterdam
1983-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Live in Amsterdam
Live in Amsterdam
1983-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Original Sufferhead
Original Sufferhead
1981-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Coffin For Head of State (Part 1 & 2)
Coffin For Head of State (Part 1 & 2)
1981-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Original Sufferhead
Original Sufferhead
1981-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Coffin for Head of State
Coffin for Head of State
1981-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
1980-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Music Of Many Colors
Music Of Many Colors
1980-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Africa Centre of the World
Africa Centre of the World
1980-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Authority Stealing (Part 1 & 2)
Authority Stealing (Part 1 & 2)
1980-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Music of Many Colours
Music of Many Colours
1980-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Africa Centre of the World
Africa Centre of the World
1980-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Authority Stealing
Authority Stealing
1980-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) [Part 1 & 2]
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) [Part 1 & 2]
1979-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Unknown Soldier (Part 1 & 2)
Unknown Soldier (Part 1 & 2)
1979-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power) [Part 1 & 2]
V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power) [Part 1 & 2]
1979-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
V.I.P. (Live in Berlin)
V.I.P. (Live in Berlin)
1979-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
1979-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live at Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978) [Extended Version]
Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live at Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978) [Extended Version]
1978-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
No Agreement
No Agreement
1977-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Opposite People
Opposite People
1977-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Fear Not For Man
Fear Not For Man
1977-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Sorrow Tears and Blood
Sorrow Tears and Blood
1977-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Shuffering And Shmiling (Part 1 & 2)
Shuffering And Shmiling (Part 1 & 2)
1977-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Stalemate
Stalemate
1977-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Stalemate
Stalemate
1977-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Shuffering & Shmiling
Shuffering & Shmiling
1977-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Opposite People
Opposite People
1977-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Sorrow Tears and Blood
Sorrow Tears and Blood
1977-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Fear Not for Man
Fear Not for Man
1977-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever
1976-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Zombie
Zombie
1976-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Ikoyi Blindness
Ikoyi Blindness
1976-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Unnecessary Begging
Unnecessary Begging
1976-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) [Part 1 & 2]
J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) [Part 1 & 2]
1976-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Upside Down
Upside Down
1976-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Unnecessary Begging
Unnecessary Begging
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Zombie
Zombie
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Kalakuta Show
Kalakuta Show
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Ikoyi Blindness
Ikoyi Blindness
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Upside Down
Upside Down
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop)
J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop)
1976-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Confusion (Edit)
Confusion (Edit)
1975-10-05
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Confusion (Part 1 & 2)
Confusion (Part 1 & 2)
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Kalakuta Show
Kalakuta Show
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Noise For Vendor Mouth
Noise For Vendor Mouth
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Excuse-O
Excuse-O
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
He Miss Road
He Miss Road
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Expensive Shit
Expensive Shit
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Everything Scatter
Everything Scatter
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana
Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana
1975-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Excuse-O
Excuse-O
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Expensive Shit
Expensive Shit
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Everything Scatter
Everything Scatter
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana
Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
He Miss Road
He Miss Road
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Confusion
Confusion
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Noise for Vendor Mouth
Noise for Vendor Mouth
1975-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Alagbon Close
Alagbon Close
1974-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Alagbon Close
Alagbon Close
1974-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Afrodisiac
Afrodisiac
1973-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Gentleman
Gentleman
1973-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Gentleman
Gentleman
1973-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Afrodisiac
Afrodisiac
1973-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Open & Close
Open & Close
1972-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Roforofo Fight
Roforofo Fight
1972-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Shakara
Shakara
1972-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Roforofo Fight
Roforofo Fight
1972-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
No Agreement
No Agreement
1972-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Shakara
Shakara
1972-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Fela With Ginger Baker Live!
Fela With Ginger Baker Live!
1971-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Why Black Men Dey Suffer
Why Black Men Dey Suffer
1971-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Na Poi
Na Poi
1971-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
London Scene
London Scene
1971-01-01
[Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Estate Kft. Under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise/Knitting Factory Records / Liberator Music]
Fela's London Scene
Fela's London Scene
1971-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Fela With Ginger Baker Live!
Fela With Ginger Baker Live!
1971-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Open & Close
Open & Close
1971-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]
Na Poi
Na Poi
1971-01-01
[Knitting Factory Records]