Fela Kuti – Fela Live With Ginger Baker (Colored Vinyl 2LP) * * *

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It’s impossible to go wrong with Fela Kuti’s work from the 1970s, and Live! With Ginger Baker, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa ’70 and ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker, is no exception. Every cut crackles from beginning to end with its mixture of funk, jazz, and traditional Nigerian music, underscoring once again Fela’s revolutionary, indelible contribution to world music. This 50th anniversary edition colored double vinyl LP includes the original four album tracks plus two Ginger Baker and Tony Allen drum solos from 1978’s Berlin Jazz Festival – Part I of the duet has never been pressed on vinyl, and Part II is previously unreleased. The D side has an etching of Fela and Ginger.