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Fela Kuti

Alagbon Close (50th Anniversary Edition)

limited "Jollof" translucent orange LP - £23.99 | Pre Order
'Alagbon Close' was the first of Fela’s albums to have a sleeve designed by Ghariokwu Lemi, whose artwork fast became an integral part of Fela'...
Fela Kuti

Original Suffer Head (2024 Reissue)

limited "ewuro" (light green) lp - £21.99 | Buy
This edition of 'Original Sufferhead' is a major event.
Fela Kuti

Excuse-O (2024 Reissue)

very limited orange lp - £19.99 | Buy
First reissued as part of 'Fela Kuti Box Set #5', curated by Chris Martin & Femi Kuti in 2021, here the album gets a break-out edition of its own.
Fela Kuti

Shakara (50th Anniversary Edition)

Limited Pink LP with gold obi strip + bonus yellow 7" - £26.99 | Buy
“Shakara” is the 6th in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues.
Fela Kuti

Roforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition)

Limited Edition Orange and Green 2LP - £25.99 | Buy
By 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming one of the...
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (2024 Reissue)

Fela Kuti

Why Black Man Dey Suffer (2024 Reissue)

Knittin' Factory
  • very limited translucent yellow lp

    Released: 26th Jan 2024

    £21.99
    Buy

First reissued as part of 'Fela Kuti Box Set #5', curated by Chris Martin & Femi Kuti in 2021, here the album gets a break-out edition of its own.

Also featuring Ginger Baker, the title track is among Fela’s first overtly political lyrics. His political perspective had evolved during the 1969 / 1970 tour of the US, largely through his friendship with the black-rights activist Sandra Izsadore, who introduced him to the writings of Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis and other revolutionary thinkers. By the time Fela wrote “Why Black Man Dey Suffer,” his songwriting and public statements were becoming increasingly critical of the power structure in Nigeria and throughout post-colonial Africa. The album was actually recorded for EMI, but wary of the title, the label refused to release it.