LIMITED 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION CLEAR W/ BLACK WISP VINYL
Release Date: 23rd June 2023
"Fela Kuti (1938-1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical and outlaw, and the originator of Afrobeat. A titanic musical and socio-political voice, Fela’s legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock and beyond. 1973’s ‘Gentleman’ is the seventh in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in the series, this version will be available on exclusive coloured vinyl (Igbo Smoke) and the LP will be wrapped in a gold foil obi strip with a brief essay on the album and Fela’s global impact on music. Like Fela’s other early 1970s releases, he used each side of his LPs to create a deep groove that pulled the listener in and follows with metaphoric lyrics that call out and critique the corrupt hangover of colonialism."
