Open & Close
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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 EMI label.
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Reception
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".
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Track listing
All compositions by Fela Kuti
- "Open and Close" - 15:02
- "Swegbe and Pako (Part 1)" - 5:41
- "Swegbe and Pako (Part 2)" - 6:45
- "Gbagada Gbogodo" - 9:17
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Personnel
- Fela Kuti - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, electric piano, vocals
- Tony Njoku - trumpet
- Igo Chico - tenor saxophone
- Lekan Animashaun - baritone saxophone
- Ohiri Akigbe, Tutu Sorunmu - guitar
- Ayo Azenabor - bass guitar
- Tony Allen - drums
- James Abayomi - percussion
- Isiak Olaleye - shekere
- Henry Koffi, Akwesi Korrantin, Tony Kupoliyi - congas
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