Opposite People / Sorrow Tears and Blood

by Fela Kuti

Opposite People / Sorrow Tears and Blood cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 18 April 2000
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Length: 57:20
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: The Africa '70, John Pierce Ali Bears

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An MCA twofer pairing Fela Kuti's 1977 albums 'Opposite People' and 'Sorrow Tears and Blood', the latter his response to the military raid on his Kalakuta Republic. Both present Afrobeat in long-form, groove-based arrangements with politically charged lyrics.

Genres

Descriptors: political, groove-laden, compilation, protest, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Opposite People (16:39)
  2. Equalisation Of Trouser And Pant (16:43)
  3. Sorrow Tears And Blood (10:16)
  4. Colonial Mentality (13:42)

Credits

More from Fela Kuti: full discography