Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa '70 – Open & Close ('21 RE) normal while a mutated fish flops

while a mutated fish flops in a polluted ditch and a clutch of factories belch their smoke above it all

Kenny Burrell on guitar

while tracks such as ‘Mokryj Asphalt’ hold steady in their power pop knack with an instantly singable chorus

and YUUKI (bassist-lyricist) to collaborate with artists abroad

they are a revelation compared to the countless copies that have been circulating by multiple generations of tape-traders

Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa '70 – Open & Close ('21 RE) normal while a mutated fish flopsAnother long thought lost gem from the Fela Anikulapo Kuti archives, Open & Close was originally released in 1971 and is a total groove fest loaded to the gills with raucous horn blowing, ferocious percussion (once again, Tony Allen take a bow), and song lengths over ten minutes.