Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 - Shakara (Vinyl) CD ” says Rachel Zeffira

” says Rachel Zeffira

Tracklist: In Gratitude For This Magnificent Day 1:25 I'm A Hummingbird 3:14 The Morning 2:17 Baby Loves Me 3:27 Spectacular Girl 3:15 What I Have To Offer 2:40 This Is Where It Gets Good 6:18 After The Earthquake 1:39 Oh So Lovely 4:18 The Man 3:51 Looking Up 2:57 That's Not Her Way 3:48 I Like The Way This Is Going 2:35 Mystery Of Life 4:21

A02 Blazer Featuring – Anika Moa 5:17

They make sense of how the thrill you get from seeing your latest crush walk to class is just about the same as discovering an obscure band that changes everything you thought about music

In the intervening years since the Ivor Novello-nominated Music from Before the Storm (2017)

Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 - Shakara (Vinyl) CD ” says Rachel ZeffiraBy the time Shakara was recorded, Fela had put two of mature Afrobeat's signature characteristics in place. Crucially, Africa 70 now included two guitarists: rhythm guitarist Tutu Shoronmu is partnered by tenor guitarist Segun Edo and the pairs naggingly repetitive interplay, equal parts melody and rhythm, plays a similar role to the rhythm and mi solo guitars in contemporary Congolese rumba. Second, Fela's use of Broken English lyrics which were