Ginger Baker & Fela Ransome Kuti & the Africa '70 – Live! (1971)
Max Flac 16Bit/44.1kHz = 306 MB | Mp3 VBR0 = 84 MB | No Scans | rar
Vinyl LP | Unknown 70s release | Afro Beat · Jazz Funk | Nigeria · UK
Max Flac 16Bit/44.1kHz = 306 MB | Mp3 VBR0 = 84 MB | No Scans | rar
Vinyl LP | Unknown 70s release | Afro Beat · Jazz Funk | Nigeria · UK
Review from Allmusic:Tracks
Originally released in 1971, this LP had Fela Kuti solidifying the format that would take him into international visibility in the years to come: extended tracks with grooves that mixed African and funk rhythms, punctuated by rudimentary lyrics. There are just four songs on the album, none shorter than seven minutes, and all but one going over the ten-minute mark. More than a dozen strong, his band, the Africa '70, cooks pretty well on tracks that fuse jazz, soul, and African music in a trancelike fashion that avoids becoming stale, despite the length of the arrangements. Ex-Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker's name was given prominence in the billing, probably to attract rock- and pop-oriented listeners who might not ordinarily take a chance on music from the African continent. However, it's Fela and Africa '70, not Baker, who are the dominant presence on a record that sounded much like a mixture of James Brown, fusion, and Nigerian forms.
1. Let's Start 7:47
2. Black Man's Cry 11:38
3. Ye Ye de Smell 13:16
4. Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die) 12:40
Total time: 44:59