Fela Kuti - Gentleman: 50th Anniversary

Fela Kuti - Gentleman: 50th AnniversaryIgbo Smoke Vinyl Fela Kuti (1938 1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Felas legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip hop, rock and beyond. 1973s Gentleman is the 7th in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in the series, this version will be available on exclusive

but added to the fold are Jonathan Jull Ludvigsen

b-side etched with logo

and an intuitive outpouring of ideas as they form

Rolling Stoned was awarded the High Times Doobie Award for Hip Hop album of the year for 2011

Written in snapshots of time between a relentless touring schedule

and members of Metric

and Wet Leg on their sold out winter tour across the UK and Europe

Nadler escaped into writing

a distinctly cinematic collection of avant-R&B and soulful future-pop shot through with moments of surprising aggression and an intriguingly complex postmillennial aura

He wisely selected songs that hadn't been worn out by oldies radio

ISTHISFORREAL

The production sort of mimics human emotions: there’s a lot of beauty buried underneath these uncomfortable-to-listen-to sounds