Open & Close

by Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70

Type: Album
Released: 1971
Label: His Master's Voice
Country: Nigeria
Length: 36:45
Community rating: 4.26/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A classic early album from the king of Afrobeat, 'Open & Close' is a perfect example of Fela Kuti's signature style in its formative years. The album features long, instrumental-heavy grooves built on the foundation of Tony Allen's revolutionary drumming. It's a powerful and infectious blend of funk, jazz, and traditional Nigerian highlife music.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, progressive, rhythmic, percussive, polyrhythmic, long-form, groove-laden, repetitive, vocal

Tracklist

Credits

Fela Kuti - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, electric piano, vocals
Tony Njoku - trumpet
Igo Chico - tenor saxophone
Lekan Animashaun - baritone saxophone
Ohiri Akigbe - guitar
Tutu Sorunmu - guitar
Ayo Azenabor - bass guitar
Tony Allen - drums
James Abayomi - percussion
Isiak Olaleye - shekere
Henry Koffi - congas
Akwesi Korrantin - congas
Tony Kupoliyi - congas