for the first time ever - fela kuti - the best of on vinyl. released in a strictly limited edition on 3 x 180 gram vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. fela anikulapo kuti is to african music what bob marley is to reggae: its prophet. from funk to techno (who are forever sampling him), all todays black musical styles owe something to the unique groove which he created: afrobeat. during his life (he died in 1997 at the age of 59), fela never ceased to record: more than 50 albums, all mythical. pan africanist, fela was a virulent critic of colonialism and neocolonialism. over the past twenty years, he became famous as a spokesman for the great mass of people, in nigeria and elsewhere in africa and the african diaspora, disenchanted with the period of post-independence. throughout his life, fela was sustained by the unconditional love and respect offered to him by the millions of people whose lives he touched. fela anikulapo kuti, the king of afrobeat, the black president, will live for ever.