Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Licensed from Capitol and reissued on CD by Universal's Wrasse imprint, Live In Amsterdam still ranks among Fela Kuti's worst records. Even with remastered sound it's dodgy, flat, and echo-y. The audience sounds have been dubbed in and one has to wonder what Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell was thinking when he mixed this. Three long tracks are spread over one CD, though the same listing was spread over two LPs in the past, and even the performance is lackluster, though it has moments of brilliance--particularly in the saxophone solos and chanted choruses. The question here becomes, however, if Wrasse could cross-license this inferior set from Capitol, why on earth haven't they come up with a CD version of one of his best LPs for that label, Black President? There is an anthology with that name, but the album is sadly absent from the voluminous catalogue Fela enjoys on compact disc. It makes one scratch her head. Live In Amsterdam is to be avoided by all but the most hardcore collectors.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr133,33/month
Fela Kuti, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - EMI Music Publishing / FKO Music, Music Publisher
2013 Kalakuta Sunrise 2009 FAK Ltd under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise / Knitting Factory Records
Fela Kuti, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - EMI Music Publishing / FKO Music, Music Publisher
2013 Kalakuta Sunrise 2009 FAK Ltd under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise / Knitting Factory Records
Fela Kuti, Main Artist, Artist, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - EMI Music Publishing / FKO Music, Music Publisher
2013 Kalakuta Sunrise 2009 FAK Ltd under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise / Knitting Factory Records
Album review
Licensed from Capitol and reissued on CD by Universal's Wrasse imprint, Live In Amsterdam still ranks among Fela Kuti's worst records. Even with remastered sound it's dodgy, flat, and echo-y. The audience sounds have been dubbed in and one has to wonder what Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell was thinking when he mixed this. Three long tracks are spread over one CD, though the same listing was spread over two LPs in the past, and even the performance is lackluster, though it has moments of brilliance--particularly in the saxophone solos and chanted choruses. The question here becomes, however, if Wrasse could cross-license this inferior set from Capitol, why on earth haven't they come up with a CD version of one of his best LPs for that label, Black President? There is an anthology with that name, but the album is sadly absent from the voluminous catalogue Fela enjoys on compact disc. It makes one scratch her head. Live In Amsterdam is to be avoided by all but the most hardcore collectors.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 3 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:03
- Main artists: Fela Kuti
- Composer: Fela Kuti
- Label: Knitting Factory Records
- Genre: World
2013 Kalakuta Sunrise 2009 FAK Ltd under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise / Knitting Factory Records
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.