the band continued with Melle Mel at the helm and enjoyed further UK top 10 hits with ‘White Lines (Don’t Do It)’ (UK #7) and ‘Step Off’ (UK #8)
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Gentleman (50th Anniversary): Limited Edition Igbo Smoke Vinyl LP Brooke Coombe the band continued with MelleFela Kuti (1938 1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Felas legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip hop, rock and beyond. 1973s Gentleman is the 7th in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in the series, this version will be available on exclusive colored vinyl (Igbo