The Best Of The Black President＜限定盤/Colored Vinyl＞

1999年にリリースされ高い評価を得たナイジェリアが生んだカリスマ・ミュージシャン&政治活動家、Fela Kuti(フェラ・クティ)のアフロビート傑作13曲を収録したコンピレーションが初の4枚組LPで再リイシュー!スペシャルなパッケージとゲームを付属した世界限定3,000セット、ファンなら手元に置きたい特別な作品です!

フェラ・クティの壮大で多様なクリエイティブ・キャリアを網羅した13曲。このコンピレーションが4枚組アナログ・レコードで発売されるのは今回が初。
■仕様:世界限定3,000セット、4枚組LP、各LP赤、緑、青、黄色のカラー・ヴァイナル、ハードカバーのブックカバー、印刷された内袋、最新のカバーアート、ルード・ゲーム(駒、サイコロ、遊び方説明書が付属)

The Best of the Black President is simply a stellar collection that bests any two-disc collection out there as it represents the continued evolution of Fela Kuti's music from the 1960s through the 1990s. Compiled by son Femi, many tracks are edits of the originals -- "Gentleman," "Water Get No Enemy," "O.D.O.O." -- whose power is not reduced. Still others are second-halfs -- like "ITT," "Coffin for Head of State," "No Agreement," "Army Arrangement," and "Shuffering and Schmiling." Still others, such as "Zombie," "Sorrow Tears and Blood," "Shakara" and "Roforofo Fight," are presented in their original form. The track lineup is stellar; the sound has been completely remastered from the Fela reissue series sponsored by Barclay in France. There are also two fine liner essays from Jacqueline Grandchamp-Thiam and Rikki Stein (his friend and manager for the past 15 years of his life). In addition to all of this is an excellent introduction to the genius and spirit of a giant. For those who have everything, this is a killer mix and needs to be in the collection anyway. ~ Thom Jurek