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- 50th Anniversary: Open & Close
- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2005
- Release Date
- July 30, 2021
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An almost fully-formed Afrobeat album, Open & Close is part focused on the dancefloor, part on African liberation. The title tune is a simple exhortation to dance, with instructions on how to perform Fela's choreography. On a more serious note, ""Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo"" tells the story of the Egba people's armed resistance to invading British colonialists. As a songwriter, Fela was more often concerned with the repressive rule of Nigeria's contemporary leaders than he was with that of their British predecessors, but here he draws out the connection between past and present. Fela dedicated the album to his mother and “His Excellency Col. I.K. Acheampong, Ghana Head of State, the first head of state I ever entertained.” And the last. Fela regarded most African heads of state as stooges of the West and with good reason. (In 1976, Acheampong would ban Fela from Ghana, fearing his revolutionary rhetoric would stir up political opposition). Originally released by EMI.
First re-issued by Partisan and Knitting Factory Records in 2021 in celebration of the title's 50th anniversary.
Digital Tracklist
- 1 Gbagada Gbogodo 9:25
- 2 Open and Close 15:06
- 3 Swegbe and Pako 12:47
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
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- Gentleman - 50th Anniversary
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2009-8
- Release Date
- June 23, 2023
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- Shakara - 50th Anniversary
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2027-8
- Release Date
- January 13, 2023
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- Afrodisiac - 50th Anniversary
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2008-8
- Release Date
- January 6, 2023
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- 50TH Anniversary: Roforofo Fight
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2006
- Release Date
- August 19, 2022
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- 50th Anniversary: Live with Ginger Baker!
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2003-3
- Release Date
- February 25, 2022
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- Box Set #5 co-curated by Chris Martin and Femi Kuti
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR4006-1
- Release Date
- December 10, 2021
- Box Set
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- 50th Anniversary: London Scene
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2004
- Release Date
- November 5, 2021
- LP
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- ReleaseProduct
- Coffin For Head Of State (1981)
- Label
- Knitting Factory Records
- Catalogue Number
- KFR2036
- Release Date
- December 13, 2019
- Vinyl
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Fela Kuti
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- Shakara Long Sleeve Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- January 2, 2023
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- Roforofo Fight T-Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- August 19, 2022
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- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- Fela 4/20 Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- May 20, 2022
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- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- Fela 4/20 Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- May 20, 2022
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- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- Music is the Weapon Long-Sleeve T-Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- November 17, 2020
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- Fela Kuti
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- Music is the Weapon Short-Sleeve T-Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- November 17, 2020
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- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- V.I.P. Hoodie
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- November 17, 2020
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- Artist
- Fela Kuti
- Merch
- War Can Never Short-Sleeve T-Shirt
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- Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date
- November 17, 2020