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Box Set #4: Curated by Erykah Badu [Box Set] Image
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  • Summary: The seven-LP reissue of Yellow Fever (1976), No Agreement (1977), JJD (1977), VIP (1979), Coffin for Head of State (1980), Army Arrangement (1984), and Underground System (1992) were selected for this box set by Erykah Badu.
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  1. Dec 14, 2017
    100
    This is a great place to start--and possibly to end.
  2. Dec 15, 2017
    85
    Ultimately, Badu’s reimagining of Fela succeeds better than any of the previous box sets by making his music feel both very much alive and very much her own. Her curation pulls together a sonically and thematically coherent experience that comes close to being the macro-album these album-length macro-grooves seem to demand.
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 14, 2017
    80
    Badu shines a light on less frequently explored areas of Kuti's back catalogue. ... One of music's undisputed heavyweights. [Jan 2018, p.116]
  4. Uncut
    Jan 3, 2018
    80
    It's a heavyweight set. ... In this music Badu sees a path to self-betterment, a chance to grow. [Feb 2018, p.48]
  5. Mojo
    Dec 20, 2017
    80
    These six albums attest to the depth of Fela discography, and to the diversity of his message. [Feb 2018, p.104]
  6. Dec 20, 2017
    60
    Badu collects good work, but the second half of the collection trails off; the whole doesn’t stand up to sustained listening without herbal aids (which, to her credit, Badu recommends).

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