Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition)

Label: Partisan
Format: limited translucent green & orange vinyl 2xLP with obi strip
Cat: KFR 20068
Released: 18 Aug 22
Genre: International
Tags: African | Afrobeat | Jazz

Tracklist
Side 1
1. "Roforofo Fight" (15:41)

Side 2
1. "Go Slow" (17:25)

Side 3
1. "Question Jam Answer" (13:34)
2. "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am" (12:03)

Side 4
1. "Shenshema" (9:16)
2. "Ariya" (10:16)

Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti has a vast catalogue that dates back over half a century. Roforofo Fight is one of the many standouts and it was recorded in Lagos in 1972 on the Jofabro label with the legendary Tony Allen on drums as well as Christopher Uwaifor on tenor, Lekan Animashaun on baritone and many other key players alongside the main man. The lyrics convey Fela's frustration at intolerant and violent behaviour as told through the story of a street fight.