Live in Amsterdam [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: B00004XT2R
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #403,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. M.O.P. (Movement Of The People) Political Statement No.1 - Fela

2. You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit - Fela

3. Custom Check Point - Fela

Editorial Reviews

Power Show is the final batch of Fela CD re-releases. It covers the '80s and early '90s when Fela's band changed from Africa '70 to the larger Egypt '80. It was during this era that Fela consistently toured internationally bringing Afrobeat to the world. Fela's compositions grew more complex, songs longer but no less funky. Many Fela fans feel this era to hold some of his crowning achievements like the masterfully produced Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense or the political powerhouse that is I.T.T. Fela's political statements also began to veer beyond Africa to the U.N. as on Beasts of No Nation! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Classic Fela Reissued, July 12, 2003

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in Amsterdam (Audio CD)

"Live in Amsterdam" is one of Fela's best albums with Egypt 80. Unlike most titles in the MCA reissue series, this one is not two albums on one CD, but is instead three songs and nearly 80 minutes of music from a November 28, 1983 concert in Amsterdam. While some of Fela's material with Egypt 80 can be too keyboard driven for my tastes, here the band grooves like classic Afrika 70 -- multi-layered percussion, funky rhythms and intricate horn play. This is not only one of Fela's best live albums (I prefer it easily to "VIP" -- see my review), but I would rank it along with "Original Sufferhead" and "Beasts of No Nation" as his best efforts from the 1980s. Of course, all of the Fela reissues are really indispensable, and you should get them while you can.