Ikoyi Blindness

by Fela Kuti, Fela Kuti & Africa 70

Overview

Ikoyi Blindness was a middle-of-the-pack release in a sea of mid-'70s Kuti records that featured two songs and about a half-hour's worth of music. The rhythms were a little tighter and more highlife-influenced than they had been on albums from earlier in the decade. "Ikoyi Blindness" itself was pretty typical of efforts from the period, both in a structure that built up to call-and-response vocal, and in a taut two-chord melodic base. "Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)" is a little more interesting due to its choppier rhythms, more vibrant percussion, stuttering low guitar riff, and extended haunting electric keyboard lines. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/23/2024
Label:	Knitting Factory
UPC:	0720841207733
Rank:	46326

Tracks

1. Ikoyi Blindness
2. Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fela Kuti   Primary Artist
Fela Kuti & Africa 70   Primary Artist
Afrika 70   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Fela Kuti   Composer