Coffin For Head Of State Vinyl

The album is among fela s most courageous responses to the nigerian army s destruction of kalakuta on 18 february 1977.

Coffin for head of state vinyl.

Buy from mr bongo shipping worldwide. Coffin for head of state vocal. Coffin for head of state instrumental b. During the attack fela s mother aged 78 a veteran of nigeria s struggle for independence from british colonial rule and an early campaigner for nigerian women s rights was thrown out of an upstairs window fracturing a leg.

During the raid fela s mother funmilayo was thrown out of a second story window sustaining. Funk soul style. Download mp3 wav flac. Knitting factory records re issue of fela kuti s classic coffin for head of state album from 1981.

Coffin for head of state 1980 by fela kuti released 18 january 2011 1. Buy coffin for head of state 1981 by fela kuti on partisan records store. The album made up of one track only is among fela s most courageous responses to the nigerian army s destruction of kalakuta on 18 february 1977. Coffin for head of state after the sacking and burning of fela s kalakuta republic in 1977 fela wrote several musical responses attacking the culpable nigerian government including this mournful tribute to his mother.

Available on vinyl lp. Knitting factory records reissue fela kuti s coffin for head of state on vinyl previously only available as part of the box set series. Kalakuta 549 659 1 format. Coffin for head of state is among fela s most courageous responses to the nigerian army s destruction of kalakuta on 18 february 1977.

Complete your fela collection. Knitting factory records is proud to reissue fela kuti s coffin for head of state on vinyl previously only available as part of the box set series. Discover releases reviews track listings recommendations and more about fela coffin for head of state unknown soldier at discogs. The cd coffin for head of state unknown soldier is the best two fer proper albums release knitting factory records assembled in their re issue series in that these are sister albums both odes to his mother who was killed during one of the government raids on the kalakuta republic.

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