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Album artwork for Shakara by Fela Kuti

Shakara (from 1972) is a two-track release of 13-minute songs that showcase Fela’s satirical side. Lady, perhaps one of Fela’s most popular tracks, criticizes Westernized African women who he felt had been corrupted by their embrace of the new feminist movement of the time. Shakara is a mainly instrumental track with a brief lyric sung in Yoruba, warning against boasters and braggarts. Uptempo, with a suitably turbulent horn arrangement, it includes strong solos from Fela on keyboards and the fearsome Igo Chico on tenor saxophone.

Fela Kuti

Shakara

Knitting Factory
Album artwork for Shakara by Fela Kuti
LP +

£27.99

50th Anniversary Edition. With Gold Foil Obi Strip, and Bonus Yellow 7" featuring covers of 'Lady' and 'Shakara' by London band Ezra Collective.

Pink
Released 13/01/2023Catalogue Number

KFR2027-8

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Album artwork for Shakara by Fela Kuti
LP

£22.99

Released 14/01/2021Catalogue Number

KFR2027-1

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Fela Kuti

Shakara

Knitting Factory
Album artwork for Shakara by Fela Kuti
LP +

£27.99

50th Anniversary Edition. With Gold Foil Obi Strip, and Bonus Yellow 7" featuring covers of 'Lady' and 'Shakara' by London band Ezra Collective.

Pink
Released 13/01/2023Catalogue Number

KFR2027-8

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Album artwork for Shakara by Fela Kuti
LP

£22.99

Released 14/01/2021Catalogue Number

KFR2027-1

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Shakara (from 1972) is a two-track release of 13-minute songs that showcase Fela’s satirical side. Lady, perhaps one of Fela’s most popular tracks, criticizes Westernized African women who he felt had been corrupted by their embrace of the new feminist movement of the time. Shakara is a mainly instrumental track with a brief lyric sung in Yoruba, warning against boasters and braggarts. Uptempo, with a suitably turbulent horn arrangement, it includes strong solos from Fela on keyboards and the fearsome Igo Chico on tenor saxophone.