2 LP 2 x 140g LPs (disc 1: translucent banana yellow, disc 2: translucent red) housed in a single sleeve jacket with printed four colour insert. Fela Kuti lives on! This is the 10th Anniversary reissue of the classic tribute album pressed on opaque banana yellow and opaque red vinyl benefiting the Red Hot organization. […]
Track list: A. Felas special Written-By – F. Ransome-Kuti 3:52 B. Aigana Written-By – F. Ransome-Kuti
The genius that is Tony Allen departed this mortal world in April of 2020, but not without leaving an unmatched legacy that crossed oceans and borders, bridging cultures and forging a sound that changed music. As the drummer for Fela Kutis revolutionary Africa 70, Allens polyrhythmic drumming defined Afrobeat. His contributions as an artist and […]
2 LP Tracklist: A1. Dub Land A2. Blood Dem A3. Suffrah Dub (Sufferer Sound Disco 45) B1. Positive Vibrations B2. Compelled B3. Come With Me B4. Dub Planet C1. Run Rasta Run C2. Fire Dub C3. Jah Man C4. Take Dub D1. Game Of Dubs D2. Dub Choice D3. Cry D4. Crying Dennis Bovell’s prolific […]
The return of Yard Act. Where’s My Utopia? is the follow up to the Leeds band’s critically-acclaimed debut record The Overload which arrived in January 2022. Written in snapshots of time between a relentless touring schedule, and produced jointly by the band and Gorillaz’ Remi Kabaka Jr, the quartet’s second act is a giant leap […]
3 LP TRANSLUCENT GREEN VINYL Strut proudly presents a special edition repress of the groundbreaking ‘Nigeria 70’ compilation, now available on translucent green vinyl 3LP to celebrate the label’s 25th Anniversary. First released in 2001, Nigeria 70 was a pioneering compilation that delved deeply into Lagos vibrant music scene, where local artists blended highlife and […]
1 1 Walk Through Fire 1 2 Rain Cant Reach Us 1 3 Night Green, Heavy Love 1 4 Under The Strikes 1 5 Clementine In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen, who he admired intensely for his influential, […]
2 LP His 2009 World Circuit debut, the raw and uncut Secret Agent, has all the ingredients that combine to make Afrobeat so special – fat, full-throated, hard riffing horns; nagging tenor guitars; jazz- and funk-informed saxophone and trumpet work outs; effervescent chicken-shack keyboards; lyrics rich in folk metaphors and proverbs, some of which confront […]
Legendary activist and Afrobeat originator, Fela Kuti, used his music to lament social injustices and political corruption in his native Nigeria. Fela’s legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock, and beyond. While this impact can be felt in Nigeria and the entire world, it also greatly affected Fela’s son Femi […]
Fela Kuti (1938-1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Fela’s legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock and beyond. “Shakara” is the 6th in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in […]
