Roforofo Fight
| Roforofo Fight | ||||
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| Studio album by Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70 | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 in Lagos, Nigeria | |||
| Genre | Afrobeat | |||
| Length | 58:43 | |||
| Label |
Jofabro JILP1001 | |||
| Producer | Fela Kuti | |||
| Fela Kuti chronology | ||||
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Roforofo Fight is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian EMI label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars, commenting: "Each of the four songs on the 1972 album Roforofo Fight clocks in at 12 to 17 minutes, and there's a slight slide toward more 1970s-sounding rhythms".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Fela Kuti
- "Roforofo Fight" - 15:40
- "Go Slow" - 17:22
- "Question Jam Answer" - 13:38
- "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am" - 12:03
- "Shenshema" - 9:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Ariya" - 10:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- 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
- ↑ Fela Kuti discography, accessed May 12, 2014.
- 1 2 Unterberger, R., Allmusic review, accessed May 12, 2014.
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