{"product_id":"fela-kuti-confusion-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – Confusion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in 1975, \"Confusion\" captures Fela Anikulapo Kuti at the peak of his powers as a bandleader and political provocateur, when his Kalakuta Republic commune had become both a creative sanctuary and a direct challenge to Nigeria's military government. The B-side pairing, \"Gentleman,\" takes aim at Africans who adopt Western dress and customs at the expense of their own identity, a theme inseparable from Fela's broader Pan-Africanist vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis epic Afrobeat album contains just one eponymous track clocking in at just over 25 minutes in length, and beginning with a mysterious and psychedelic musical interplay between Fela on organ and Tony Allen on drums. As the song takes on a righteously funky groove, Fela evokes the chaos of Lagos the multitude of regional dialects, the gnarly traffic jams, the absence of a policeman to take charge as a metaphor for the larger problems of post-colonial Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Confusion Pt. I\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Confusion Pt. II\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841207016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.19.14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- discogs-import --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"discogs-import\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Knitting Factory Records (KFR2010-1)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Confusion Pt. I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB Confusion Pt. II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Arranged By, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemi Olowookere – Artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLekan Animashaun – Baritone Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Bruce – Bass Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaniel Koranteg – Congas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Koffi – Congas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Allen – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegun Edo – Guitar (Tenor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsaac Olaleye – Maracas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Abayomi – Percussion (Sticks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTutu Shoronmu – Rhythm Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Njoku – Trumpet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"relix.shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54547585007934,"sku":"203243","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4609\/5166\/files\/12633225756990-transparent-v2.png?v=1791436073","url":"https:\/\/reserveselects.myshopify.com\/products\/fela-kuti-confusion-lp-vinyl","provider":"Reserve Selects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}