With the 50th Anniversary reissue of Fela Kuti‘s seminal Shakara landing this Friday, Jan 13th, on Partisan Records, Ezra Collective share their reinterpretation of the album’s a-side ‘Lady‘ – an Afrobeat maelstrom that comes off the back of Ezra Collective’s acclaimed new album, Where I’m Meant To Be, which landed back in November via Partisan.
Listen to Ezra Collective’s take on ‘Lady’ here: https://youtu.be/8Fg_5dME-go
Available digitally, ‘Lady’ will be released physically this Friday on yellow 7” vinyl alongside the 50th Anniversary reissue of Shakara. The 7” also includes a second, equally special Ezra Collective reinterpretation of the LP’s title track, ‘Shakara‘.
1. Lady
2. Shakara (Oloje)
Bonus 7″
1. Lady (Ezra Collective version)
2. Shakara (Ezra Collective version)
The 50th Anniversary edition of Shakara is the sixth in the series of celebratory Fela Kuti reissues, and has plenty of bells and whistles – the original album has been repressed on pink vinyl, housed in upgraded gatefold packaging with a gold obi strip.
Pre-order or pre-save the 50th Anniversary reissue of Shakara here: https://felakuti.lnk.to/shakara50th
For more on Fela Kuti, head to: https://felakuti.com/
