{"product_id":"fela-kuti-why-black-men-they-suffer-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – Why Black Men They Suffer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded the same year Fela founded the Kalakuta Republic commune and renamed his band Africa 70, this suppressed early recording captures him at a pivotal moment, sharpening the Afrobeat weapon into an explicitly political instrument. The presence of both Ginger Baker and Tony Allen in the rhythm section is a collision that exists almost nowhere else in his catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLimited yellow colored vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in 1971 with Ginger Baker behind the board and sitting in alongside fellow drumming legend Tony Allen, Why Black Man Dey Suffer was originally deemed too controversial for release by his label at the time. The title track is a history lesson on the oppression of the African man - detailing the litany of abuses they have suffered from being taken as slaves to having an alien people impose a new culture upon them, take their land, fight them, and set them against one another. The B-side is Fela's ode to the poorest of Lagos' poor that lived in the Mushin district; he contrasts the corruption of the upper classes with the humble lives of the people in Mushin. This edition is pressed on I?in yellow (transparent yellow) 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. Why Black Man Dey Suffer\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841207238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26.24\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 Songs Ltd (AS 0001)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nigeria\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Why Black Man Dey Suffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Arranged By, Composed By, Electric Piano, Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemi Olowookere – Artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMamuli Okotie-Eboh – Design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Allen – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGinger Baker – Drums, Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Olando – Engineer, Mixed By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIgo Chico – Tenor Saxophone\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":54547585139006,"sku":"102396","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4609\/5166\/files\/12633225789758-transparent-v2.png?v=1791436118","url":"https:\/\/reserveselects.myshopify.com\/products\/fela-kuti-why-black-men-they-suffer-lp-vinyl","provider":"Reserve Selects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}