Army Arrangement

Released while the legendary bandleader was controversially imprisoned by the Nigerian military government on fabricated currency charges, this album features his raw vocal tracks heavily augmented by producer Bill Laswell. 'Army Arrangement' controversially integrates prominent synthesizers and crisp, modern drum machines into the traditional, sprawling Afrobeat polyrhythms. While the modernized production divided purists, the blistering lyrical critique of military corruption remained as potent as ever.