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v/a - black man's cry: the inspiration of fela kuti - now again - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African

1. Dan Satch And His Atomic Band - Woman Pin Down
2. 6th Infanrty Brigade Of The Nigerian Army - Black And Proud
3. Bola Johnson - Never Trust A Woman
4. Bola Johnson - Hot Pants
5. Segun Bucknor - Adebo
6. Jerry Hansen - Sisi Mi
7. Phirpo Y Sus Caribes - Comencemos
8. Cumbia Moderna De Soledad - Shacalao
9. Lisandro Meza - Shacalao
10. Lever Brothers Gay Flamingoes - Egbi Mi O, Black Mans Cry (Medley)
11. Mosco Tiles Fonclaire Steel Orchestra - Black Mans Cry
12. Sylvania East Side Syphony - Egbi Mi O, Black Mans Cry (Medley)
13. Daktaris - Up Side Down
14. Karl Hector And The Malcouns - Toure Samar
15. Whitefield Brothers - Lullaby For Lagos

This Fela Kuti-inspired anthology Black Man’s Cry comes as a 4x10" boxset with hard-bound slip case, including 24 page color booklet with extensive liner notes, photos and annotation - absolutely brilliant package!

This compilation focuses on the music Fela inspired – whether by fellow Nigerians recording alongside him in the early 70s, neighbors in Ghana, then-modern Colombian cumbia ensembles inspired by the man who injected a new feel into the Yoruban rhythms that formed cumbia’s base, Trinidadian steel bands or the select few organizations left that have maintained Fela’s fury
in the new millennium. This is but a cursory investigation into those inspired by Fela Kuti’s genius, but it is unique: the first time that many of these tracks are not only offered a second chance for worthy introspection,
but, in the case of many, the first time they’re being issued full stop.