Fela Kuti: Resurrection Shuffle
Vivien Goldman, NME, 14 January 1984
ABOUT 200 PEOPLE turned out last weekend at the Country Club in North London, for a benefit to prevent its closure. Entertainment was provided by Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kutis spiritual brother and sorcerer, the Ghanaian professor Hindu.
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