CMJ (4/24/00, p.24) - "...These percolating, horn-heavy grooves simmer while Fela lays down his trademark rants, often in deliberately skewered pidgin English....totally unstoppable in its mix of music and message..."
Down Beat (4/01, p.76) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...His voice, interlocking guitars and percussionist Tony Allen turn grooves that often have 1 or 2 chords into complex statements - minimalism made for dancers..."
2 LPs on 1 CD: SHAKARA/LONDON SCENE.
Personnel includes: Fela Kuti (vocals, piano); Tutu Shoronmu, Segun Edo (guitar); Igo Chico (tenor saxophone); Lekan Animashaun (baritone saxophone);
Tommy James (electric bass); Tony Allen (drums); Daniel Koranteg, Henry Kofi (congas); Issac Olaleye (maracas).
Producer: Fela Kuti.
Reissue producer: Jean-Pierre Haie.
Engineers include: Emmanuel Odenusi.
Recorded in 1971 & 1972. Includes liner notes by Jacqueline Grandchamp-Thiam & Rikki Stein.
Digitally remastered by John Perce Ali Bears.
Recording information: 1970 - 1971.