{"product_id":"fela-kuti-roforofo-fight-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – Roforofo Fight","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the peak of Fela's early creative surge, *Roforofo Fight* captures the moment Afrobeat hardened into something genuinely dangerous, politically and musically. The title track alone, a sprawling funk indictment of class hypocrisy, shows why Nigerian authorities would spend the next decade trying to silence him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing includes digital download. By 1972, when Music Of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music Of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming one of the most avidly followed musicians in West Africa. His audience came from among the region's urban poor, the \"sufferheads\" living in the shanty towns around the major cities, along with growing numbers of students and political dissenters. Fela championed, and sang about the problems of, oppressed and exploited people and denounced the ruling elites lording it over them, with their seemingly endemic corruption and their ready use of violence to crush dissent - and because he generally sang in Broken English rather than Yoruba, and adopted an increasingly pan-Africanist outlook, his message resonated throughout Anglophone Africa. Roforofo Fight includes four upbeat, rhythmic tracks all clocking in at 12 to 17 minutes.\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. Roforofo Fight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Go Slow\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841206613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.16.15\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 Jofabro (JILP1001)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1972  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nigeria\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Roforofo Fight – 15:33\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am – 12:00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC Question Jam Answer – 13:45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD Go Slow – 17:21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemi Olowookere – Art Direction, Graphics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLekan Animashaun – Baritone Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Bruce – Bass Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Koffi – Congas (1st)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaniel Koranteg – Congas (2nd)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Allen – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmmanuel A. Odenusi – Engineer (Recording \u0026amp; Mixing)\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\u003eChristopher Uwaifor – Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Producer, Composed By, Arranged By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTunde Williams – Trumpet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"relix.shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54547585204542,"sku":"500515","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4609\/5166\/files\/12633225822526-transparent-v2.png?v=1791436075","url":"https:\/\/reserveselects.myshopify.com\/products\/fela-kuti-roforofo-fight-lp-vinyl","provider":"Reserve Selects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}