Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 ‎– Expensive Shit LP

Nigerian police, seeking to put down this independent-minded rascal, tried to plant a joint on Kuti during a gathering at his home. Wise to their plan, he quickly swallowed the joint, but the police then threw him in jail to produce the evidence from his faeces. He escaped charges with some wily plotting, and then produced this song mocking the police for wasting resources on hassling him instead of furthering justice in Nigeria. Opening brass rounds give way to interplay between Fela's narration about the episode and responses from his group of female singers.

Label: Knitting Factory Records ‎– KFR2015-1, Kalakuta Sunrise ‎– KFR2015-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 2014
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Afrobeat, Funk

Tracklist

A Expensive Shit 13:14
B Water No Get Enemy 11:06