Kuti, Fela - Best of The Black President (Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Coloured 4LP Boxset Vinyl

Fela Kuti - Best of The Black President (Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Coloured 4LP Boxset Vinyl

Available to pre-order now, released November 21st. As this is an import we may have a week later.

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The Best of the Black President is the 13 track guide to Fela Kuti’s massive and manifold creative career. Fela was a musician, arranger, producer, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. This is the first time the complete compilation is available on vinyl. It is a 4 LP set, with updated cover art in a hardbound book jacket and printed inner sleeves. The individual LPs are pressed on red (sides A/B), green (sides C/D), blue (sides E/F) and yellow (sides G/H) vinyl. This edition features a Ludo game board as the back cover and comes with a perforated set of game pieces, dice, and instructions on how to play. Limited edition of 3000 for the world.

The release of this special edition coincides with the 12 episode podcast on the life and legacy of Fela, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, produced by the Obamas and hosted by Jad Abumrad (Radiolab, Dolly Parton’s America). The series features dozens of interviews including Burna Boy, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Ayo Edebiri, David Byrne, Santigold, and President Obama himself. 

Tracklisting:

1. Lady
   
2. Shakara (Oloje)
3. Gentleman
   
4. Water No Get Enemy
5. Zombie
   
6. Sorrow Tears and Blood
7. No Agreement
   
8. Roforofo Fight
9. Shuffering And Shmiling
10. Coffin For Head Of State
    
11. ITT
12. Army Arrangement
13. O.D.O.O.