Unknown Soldier (Fela Kuti album)
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| Unknown Soldier | ||||
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| Studio album by Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti and his Africa 70 | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 in Nigeria | |||
| Genre | Afrobeat | |||
| Length | 31:08 | |||
| Label | Skylark SKLP 003 | |||
| Producer | Fela Kuti | |||
| Fela Kuti chronology | ||||
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Unknown Soldier is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in 1979 and originally released on the Nigerian Skylark label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "An epic 31-minute tribute to his fallen mother, Unknown Soldier is one of the most ambitious recordings of Kuti's career which describes in frightening detail the events that transpired on the eve of the Kalakuta raid.... Kuti gives a tortured, powerful performance of some of his most vivid and incendiary music -- music that was in many ways the ideological equal of the physical torture that Kuti and his company had endured".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Fela Kuti
- "Unknown Soldier (Instrumental)" - 14:45
- "Unknown Soldier (Vocal)" - 16:23
Personnel
- Fela Kuti - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, electric piano, vocals
- Unnamed musicians
- Tony Allen - drums kit
References
- ^ Fela Kuti discography Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Smith, J., Allmusic review, accessed May 9, 2014.
- ^ [1]