Africa – Centre of the World

Fela Kuti · 1980 · Face A de l'album avec Roy Ayers, composée et arrangée par Fela

Context

Side A of Music of Many Colours (Phonodisk, Nigeria, 1980), by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who composed and arranged it and sings and plays saxophone and piano on it. Tony Allen is among the additional drummers.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz. Among the origins and influences of Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz: Soul jazz, boogaloo, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk.

By the same artist

• 2,000 Blacks Got to Be Free (1980)
• Zombie (1976)
• Water No Get Enemy (1975)
• Confusion Pt. I (1975)
• Gentleman (1973)
• Jeun Ko Ku (Chop & Quench) (1973)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com

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