Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa '70 – Open & Close (Vinyl) TS 05/05/23 and Atari personal computers with

and Atari personal computers with a devoted popular following that continues to this day

Nice Guys Finish Last

Limited vinyl LP pressing

this double-album represents an attempt to both open out and draw a line under the past

all laced with delicate drums

Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa '70 – Open & Close (Vinyl) TS 05/05/23 and Atari personal computers withAn almost fully formed Afrobeat album, Open & Close is part focused on the dancefloor, part on African liberation. The title tune is a simple exhortation to dance, with instructions on how to perform Fela's choreography. On a more serious note, "Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo" tells the story of the Egba people's armed resistance to invading British colonialists. As a songwriter, Fela was more often concerned with the repressive rule of Nigeria's