{"product_id":"fela-kuti-ikoyi-blindness-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – Ikoyi Blindness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissued on white vinyl, this 1976 release arrived at a pivotal moment in Fela Kuti's life and political evolution, capturing an artist who was simultaneously sharpening his Afrobeat sound and deepening his Pan-African consciousness. The sprawling, groove-locked title track runs nearly the full side of an LP, a format Fela had mastered for delivering social critique wrapped in irresistible rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fela used the cover of Ikoyi Blindness to announce his change of middle name from Ransome, which he now considered a slave name, to Anikulapo, which means “he who carries death in his pouch.” The front cover shows Ransome crossed out and Anikulapo added above it. Fela also used the album cover to announce the Africanisation of Africa 70’s name, changing it to Afrika 70.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the title track, Fela draws attention to the economic chasm separating the haves and have-nots of Nigerian society, contrasting the get-rich-at-all-costs mindset of the residents of the prosperous Lagos suburb Ikoyi with the more community-minded attitude of the poor inhabitants of the Mushin, Maroko, Ajegunle and Somolu neighbourhoods. Ikoyi residents are blind to the sufferings of less fortunate people, says Fela.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFela returns to the topic on the second track, “Gba Mi Leti Ki N’Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money).” In Lagos in 1975 and 1976, there had been an upsurge in police and military personnel assaults on people in the street; motorists were commonly pulled out of their vehicles and given a whipping for minor traffic offences. Scandalously, the police and soldiers were being allowed to get away with corruption in broad daylight. In the lyric, Fela demands that the judiciary administer the law equally, without fear or favour. This edition is pressed on iresi(opaque white) vinyl.\"\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. Ikoyi Blindness (15:06)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me, Make I Get Money) (14:11)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841207733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.23.24\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 African Music International (AMI) (AMI 001)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1976  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nigeria\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Ikoyi Blindness – 15:06\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me, Make I Get Money) – 14:11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Arranged By, Composed By, Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLekan Animashaun – Baritone Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranco Aboddy – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBernadette Oghomienor – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBola Balogun – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolake Oladeinde – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolake Oladejo – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegina Osuhor – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRonke Eweka – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShade Komolafe – Chorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Abayomi – Claves (Sticks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Koffi – Congas (1st Konga)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicholas Addo – Congas (2nd Konga)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShina Abiodun – Congas (3rd Konga)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhariokwu Lemi – Design (Cover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Allen – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemola Odebiyi – Engineer (Recording, Mixing)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOghene Kologbo – Guitar (Tenor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTejumade Adebiyi – Lead Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBabajide Olaleye – Maracas (Marracas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClifford Itoje – Rhythm Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeke Benson – Rhythm Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Piano, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTunde Williams – Trumpet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkem Stephen – Trumpet (2nd Trumpet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"relix.shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54547566788926,"sku":"506675","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4609\/5166\/files\/12633217630526-transparent-v2.png?v=1791436074","url":"https:\/\/reserveselects.myshopify.com\/products\/fela-kuti-ikoyi-blindness-lp-vinyl","provider":"Reserve Selects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}