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	Fela Anikulapo Kuti Zombie Genres: International Music, Pop Track Listings (3) - Disc #1 Zombie Monkey Banana Everything Scatter The 12-minute title track, a mid-'70s Fela classic, finds the Afrobeat star at his most charismatically insolent, chanting down Nigeria's military with Pidgin English insults ("Zombie no go think unless you tell am to thin... more » « less
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All Artists: Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Title: Zombie
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Celluloid Records
Release Date: 4/16/1995
Genres: International Music, Pop
Style: Africa
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 026617611620

Synopsis

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The 12-minute title track, a mid-'70s Fela classic, finds the Afrobeat star at his most charismatically insolent, chanting down Nigeria's military with Pidgin English insults ("Zombie no go think unless you tell am to think") over funky chicken-scratch guitar, minimalist electric piano lines, call-and-response vocals, and complex percussive fury. As for the remainder of this shortish 1976 album: "Monkey Banana" is a slower but no less vehement castigation of white-collar zombies. In "Everything Scatter" Fela ponders why he's so unpopular with the powers that be. Could it be because he's an amugbo (hemp smoker) who has declared his compound an independent republic? --Richard Gehr

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CD Reviews

BABA '70 IS ORIGINALE'.

10/20/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Fela is second to none,one before the rest.His music hits me from both right,left and center.Although he is gone but his music liveth forever.I thank him for the vision he saw and sang about for it's all happening today but i wish he were around to yab the govt again.Rest in peace BABA,for i miss you."

Poor Quality Mastering

P. Stout | Minnesota USA | 06/29/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is widely considered to be a classic album, so if you plan on buying it, do yourself a favor and seek out another edition. This edition is poorly digitally mastered and features quite a bit of annoying digital clipping, harsh crackles that distract from the music. You might be tempted by the lower than usual price, but you'll get what you pay for. If you're reading this at all, I don't have to tell you much about the music. My simple advice is to avoid this edition."