Confusion Pt. I

Fela Kuti & Africa 70 · 1975 · Album Confusion (EMI), face A entièrement instrumentale

Context

Instrumental side of Confusion, recorded in 1974 and released in Nigeria in 1975. Fela evokes the disorder of Lagos under military rule, with Tony Allen on drums; the album is regarded as a high point of his discography.

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

• Water No Get Enemy (1975)
• Zombie (1976)
• Gentleman (1973)
• Jeun Ko Ku (Chop & Quench) (1973)
• Alu Jon Jonki Jon (1973)
• Africa – Centre of the World (1980)

Sources

• EN: Confusion (album)

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