Open & Close

Open & Close is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian His Master's Voice label.[1]

Open & Close
Studio album by
Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70
Released1971
Recorded1971 in Lagos, Nigeria
GenreAfrobeat
Length35:45
LabelHis Master's Voice
HNLX 5090
ProducerFela Kuti
Fela Kuti chronology
Na Poi
(1971)
Open & Close
(1971)
Live!
(1971)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, commenting: "Perhaps the distinguishing factors of records like Open & Close and some of Fela's other '70s releases are that as much as he liked to ride a groove, he also liked to disrupt it, twist it and turn it, reshape it, only to bring it back to its original shape. There was less of that later in his career".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Fela Kuti

  1. "Open and Close" - 15:02
  2. "Swegbe and Pako (Part 1)" - 5:41
  3. "Swegbe and Pako (Part 2)" - 6:45
  4. "Gbagada Gbogodo" - 9:17

Personnel

References

  1. Fela Kuti discography Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 12, 2014
  2. Dougan, J., Allmusic review, accessed May 9, 2014.
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