Roforofo Fight
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| Roforofo Fight | ||||
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| Studio album by Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70 | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Lagos, Nigeria | |||
| Genre | Afrobeat | |||
| Length | 58:43 | |||
| Label | Jofabro | |||
| Producer | Fela Kuti | |||
| Fela Kuti chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Collector | [2] |
Roforofo Fight is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in Lagos and originally released on the Nigerian EMI label Jofabro in 1972.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Fela Ransome Kuti.
- 1. "Roforofo Fight" – 15:40
- 2. "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am" – 12:03
- 3. "Question Jam Answer" – 13:38
- 4. "Go Slow" – 17:22
- 2001 CD reissue Roforofo Fight/The Fela Singles
- 1. "Roforofo Fight" – 15:42
- 2. "Go Slow" – 17:25
- 3. "Question Jam Answer" – 13:41
- 4. "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am" – 12:06
- 5. "Shenshema" – 9:10
- 6. "Ariya" – 10:18
5 & 6 are from 7" singles also released in Nigeria in 1972 on His Master's Voice, with each song split between both sides.
Personnel
[edit]- Fela Kuti – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, vocals
- Tunde Williams – trumpet
- Christopher Uwaifor – tenor saxophone
- Lekan Animashaun – baritone saxophone
- Segun Edo, Tutu Shorunmu – guitar
- George Bruce – bass guitar
- Tony Allen – drums
- James Abayomi – percussion
References
[edit]- ^ Unterberger, R., Allmusic review, accessed 12 May 2014.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl (October 2022). "From The Vaults". Record Collector (536): 112.
- ^ Fela Kuti discography Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 12 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- Roforofo Fight at Discogs (list of releases)
