Ikoyi Blindness / Kalakuta Show [Original recording reissued]

Fela Kuti | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00004XT1Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,939 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #68 in Music > World Music > Africa > Nigeria

Track Listings

1. Ikoyi Blindness

2. Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)

3. Kalakuta Show

4. Don't Make Garan Garan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Classic Fela Reissued, July 15, 2003

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ikoyi Blindness / Kalakuta Show (Audio CD)

"Ikoyi Blindness/Kalakuta Show" is another gem in the Fela two-albums-on-one-CD reissue series on MCA. Both original LPs, "Ikoyi Blindness" and its b-side "Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)," and "Kalakuta Show" and its b-side "Don't Make Garan Garan," were issued in 1976. These albums were part of what was arguably Fela's greatest period as he released more than a dozen albums between 1975-77! While "Zombie" and "Opposite People" are clearly the essential recordings from this period, this disc, and all of the Fela reissues, are really indispensable.

4.0 out of 5 stars Two Strong Albums, April 7, 2006

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Scott McFarland (Manassas, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ikoyi Blindness / Kalakuta Show (Audio CD)

Each of these LPs is quite strong on its own. This material is from Fela's mid-70's period, when the guitars were massing and providing great continuum in many of the songs, and his music was deeply funky. But you'll also hear great, perfect horn arrangements on some tracks here.