Fela Kuti | Shakara | Album

Tags: Era_1960s, Gender_Male, Genre_World, Origin_Nigeria, Type_Studio Release Year: 1972 ARS Score: 84.3

Released in 1972, Shakara by Fela Kuti and The Africa '70 is a landmark Afrobeat record. It features just two sprawling, 13-minute tracks ("Lady" and "Shakara") that perfectly balance driving funk rhythms, jazz-influenced horn arrangements, and Kuti's signature socially conscious—albeit frequently controversial—pidgin-English lyrics.