Fela Kuti – Gentleman (LP Vinyl)

Fela Kuti's 1973 recording stands as one of his most pointed critiques of post-colonial African identity, skewering those who abandoned their roots to imitate Western culture. The title track stretches across an entire side, giving his Afrika 70 band room to lock into the kind of hypnotic, polyrhythmic groove that made Lagos' Shrine the most politically charged dance floor on earth.