Fela Kuti - Shakara - LP

Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70 — Shakara

Shakara is one of the early 1970s albums that highlights Fela's Afrobeat as it transitioned from its early stage toward fully grown form. The record showcases several of Afrobeat's signature ingredients: interlocking melody-and-rhythm guitars, Fela's Broken English lyrics that extend his audience across Anglophone Africa, and female backing vocalists echoing his lead in the call-and-response pattern that became an Afrobeat trademark.

Features

• Two extended Afrobeat tracks
• Label: Knitting Factory Records

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Lady

Side Two:

1. Shakara (Oloje)