by
Fela Kuti
- Record Label: Knitting Factory Records
- Release Date: Dec 15, 2017
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Dec 14, 2017This is a great place to start--and possibly to end.
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Dec 14, 2017Magnificent.
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Dec 15, 2017Ultimately, 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.
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The WireFeb 23, 2018Unsurprisingly, Badu’s is the least pretentious, the least bogged down in gushing musical detail; it’s also the most politically woke and personally reflective. It is perhaps the most in tune with Fela’s own unique worldview, with eternal struggle as a way of life. [Feb 2018, p.65]
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UncutJan 3, 2018It's a heavyweight set. ... In this music Badu sees a path to self-betterment, a chance to grow. [Feb 2018, p.48]
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MojoDec 20, 2017These six albums attest to the depth of Fela discography, and to the diversity of his message. [Feb 2018, p.104]
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Q MagazineDec 14, 2017Badu shines a light on less frequently explored areas of Kuti's back catalogue. ... One of music's undisputed heavyweights. [Jan 2018, p.116]
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Dec 14, 2017Beautifully packaged, it’s a world fan’s dream present.
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Dec 20, 2017Badu 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).