Home / Music / Fela Kuti renamed his band Africa 70 in 1971Music linernotes album music fela-kuti-and-africa-70Fela Kuti renamed his band Africa 70 in 1971The change from Nigeria 70 reflected his expanding pan-African vision. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesFela Kuti's Kalakuta Republic was a Lagos compound for art, activism, and Africa 70Fela Kuti recorded three Africa 70 albums at Abbey RoadGentleman is considered the first fully formed Afrobeat albumTony Allen co-created Afrobeat as the drummer of Africa 70.Aguirre soundtrack: only 2 of 9 tracks are actually from the film — the rest are compiled from early-'70s Popol Vuh sessionsExploreJoy Division's Closer was released July 18, 1980, two months after Ian Curtis's deathColter Wall's self-titled debut arrived in May 2017 through Thirty TigersColtrane's Sound was recorded in 1960 but sat on the shelf until 1964Coltrane's Sound was cut in the same sessions as My Favorite ThingsCome On Over was released in November 1997 on Mercury RecordsPrevious Fela Kuti's Kalakuta Republic was a Lagos compound for art, activism, and Africa 70Next Fela Kuti recorded three Africa 70 albums at Abbey Road
