{"product_id":"original-suffer-head-i-t-t","title":"Original Suffer Head\/I.T.T.","description":"2 LPs on 1 CD: ORIGINAL SUFFER HEAD (1984)\/I.T.T. (1980).\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel includes: Fela Kuti (vocals, tenor saxophone, piano); Lekan Animashaun (leader, baritone saxophone); Tunde Brown (guitar); Yomi Ogundipe, Okelve Ojeah (tenor guitar); Nana Femi Ankulapo Kuti (alto saxophone); Adeniran Oyinade (tenor saxophone); Acheampong Kola Oni (baritone saxophone); Otenioro Olu-Ifayeun (trumpet); Oye Sosowale (flugelhorn); Durotimi Ikujenyo (rhythm piano); Owona (bass); Nicholas Avom, Masefswe Anam (drums); Essiet Udoh, Dele Osho (congas).\u003cbr\u003eIncludes liner notes by Jacqueline Granchamp-Thiam and Michael E. Veal.\u003cbr\u003eDigitally remastered by John Perce Ali Bears.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Fela Kuti (vocals, tenor saxophone, piano); Nana Femi Anikulapo Kuti (vocals, alto saxophone); Lekan Animashaun (vocals, baritone saxophone); Durotimi Ikujenyo (vocals, piano); Dele Sosimi, Tunde Brown, Tokunom Akran, Fehintola Akinulapo Kuti, Alake Anikulapo Kuti (vocals); Yomi Ogundip (tenor guitar); Oyinade Adeniran (tenor saxophone); Kola Oni (baritone saxophone); Otenioro Olu-Ifayeun (trumpet); Oye Sobowale (flugelhorn); Nicholas Avom, Masefswe Anam (drums).\u003cbr\u003eArranger: Fela Kuti.\u003cbr\u003eNearly every one of MCA's twofer reissues of the best albums in Fela Kuti's discography is worthwhile, and this pairing of 1980's I.T.T. and 1982's ORIGINAL SUFFER HEAD is no exception. By the early '80s Fela had already honed his intensely polyrhythmic Afrobeat sound to perfection, and these two recordings feature all of the extended vamps, roiling rhythms, searing horns, call-and-response vocals, and political invective he was known for.\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL SUFFERHEAD marks the debut of Fela's Egypt 80 band, an ensemble that continued the thread of Fela's earlier albums while adding an increasing musical complexity. As is the case with much of Fela's work, the lyrics here address the political injustices of Nigeria at the time, satirizing public officials while commanding the people to get up\/stand up. But the real revolutionary tenor of this music comes through in its sprawling grooves, whether on the relentlessly driving \"Original Suffer Head,\" the chill, jazzy \"Power Show,\" or the roiling, polyphonal \"I.T.T. Pt. 1 \u0026amp; 2.\"","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47369924772127,"sku":"720841801825","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/a5ab69d2fc72680da34a5a0539b3ed2a.jpg?v=1777876898","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/original-suffer-head-i-t-t","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}