Description
Shakara (from 1972) is a two-track release of 13-minute songs that showcase Felas satirical side. Lady, perhaps one of Felas most popular tracks, criticizes Westernized African women who he felt had been corrupted by their embrace of the new feminist movement of the time. Shakara is a mainly instrumental track with a brief lyric sung in Yoruba, warning against boasters and braggarts. Uptempo, with a suitably turbulent horn arrangement, it includes strong solos from Fela on keyboards and the fearsome Igo Chico on tenor saxophone. This 50th anniversary edition is pressed on pink vinyl and contains a bonus 7″ featuring covers of ‘Lady’ and ‘Shakara’ by Ezra Collective.
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