{"product_id":"fela-kuti-v-i-p-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – V.I.P. (LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFela Kuti and Tony Allen had developed one of the most telepathic rhythmic partnerships in modern music by the time they took the stage in Berlin, nearly fifteen years of Afrobeat evolution distilled into a live performance neither man knew would be among their last together. The Berlin Jazz Festival crowd heard something that African audiences already understood: this was political music with real consequences, delivered by a bandleader who had already survived government raids on his Lagos commune, the Kalakuta Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnitting Factory Records reissues Fela Kuti's V.I.P. on vinyl LP, previously only available as part of the Box Set series. V.I.P. (Vagabonds In Power) was recorded live at the Berlin Jazz Festival in autumn 1978 and released the following year. It is a ferocious and lyrically exalted attack on the abuse of state power. The festival straddled the cusp of the break-up of Afrika 70 and the formation of Egypt 80 in spring 1979, and V.I.P. (Vagabonds In Power) was the last album Fela made with the drummer Tony Allen, who had been with him since 1964 and acted as Afrika 70's bandleader. The audio has been restored and remastered from Fela's original Nigerian recordings. The artwork has been meticulously recreated from original album artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841204718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.13.19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. V.I.P. (Part I) (13:15)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. V.I.P. (Part II) (9:50)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48600443715739,"sku":"397600","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/packshot-fela-kuti-v-i-p-vinyl-lp-relix.jpg?v=1779327261","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/fela-kuti-v-i-p-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}