--- product_id: 7086008 title: "#3 Curated By Brian Eno" brand: "fela kuti" price: "NT$687" currency: TWD in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/7086008-3-curated-by-brian-eno store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # #3 Curated By Brian Eno **Brand:** fela kuti **Price:** NT$687 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** #3 Curated By Brian Eno by fela kuti - **How much does it cost?** NT$687 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/7086008-3-curated-by-brian-eno) ## Best For - fela kuti enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fela kuti brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Fela’s discography stretches from the mid 1960s with Fela Ransome Kuti & His Highlife Rakers, to the early 1990s with Egypt 80, and there are masterpieces all along the way. But the 1970s, with Africa 70 and then Afrika 70, was the decade during which Fela’s Afrobeat went through its most dramatic changes – musically and politically. Says Box set curator, Brian Eno, "Before about mid-September 1973 I didn't have much interest in polyrhythmic music. I didn't really get it. That all changed one Autumn day when I walked into Stern's Record Shop off Tottenham Court Road. For reasons I've long forgotten, I left the store with an album that was to change my life dramatically. It was Afrodisiac by Fela Ransome-Kuti (as he was then known) and his band The Africa 70. I remember the first time I listened and how dazzled I was by the groove and the rhythmic complexity, and by the raw, harsh sounds of the brass, like Mack trucks hurtling across highways with their horns blaring. Everything I thought I knew about music at that point was up in the air again. The sheer force and drive of this wild Nigerian stuff blew my mind. My friend Robert Wyatt called it 'Jazz from another planet' - and suddenly I thought I understood the point of jazz, until then an almost alien music to me." Eno’s selection presents four from this period – Shakara, Fela’s London Scene (1972), and Afrodisiac and Gentleman (both 1973). On these albums, Fela began to compile Afrobeat’s various signature characteristics – its rhythm patterns, interlocking twin guitars (rhythm and tenor), call and response vocals, use of Broken English rather than Yoruba, style of horn arrangements, and political message. Upside Down, one of this other selections, features Sandra Izadore on vocals. It was recorded in 1976 during one of several trips she made to Nigeria. The penultimate album in Eno’s selection is late 1976’s Zombie a vicious skewering of the Nigerian military and his biggest hit record to date. No coincidence then, that on 18 February 1977 over a thousand soldiers attacked and destroyed his self-declared independent republic of Kalakuta – a live/work compound which included housing for the Afrika 70 family. 1980’s I.T.T. is among the first clutch of discs Fela recorded following the break-up of Afrika 70 in late 1978/early 1979 and the formation of his new band, Egypt 80. I.T.T. is one of several albums Fela recorded around this time which featured only one song – an extended instrumental on side one, a long-form lyric on side two. The format is a little closer to the way Fela performed live than it is on an album made up of several shorter tracks. ## Images ![#3 Curated By Brian Eno - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/910FbJFMlYL.jpg) ![#3 Curated By Brian Eno - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91SyFezOJ3L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another Excellent volume in this Knitting Factory series of Fela box sets *by R***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2015* Excellent selection on this box set. Brian Eno's choices span from Fela's early period of shorter compositions (Shakara/London Scene) to the full-fledged Afrobeat of Zombie and I.T.T. A must for Fela collectors. The poster and booklet are a major plus; all around another solid box set from Knitting Factory. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We both love it! *by S***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2017* Bought this for my boyfriend for his birthday! We both love it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is another great set. If you love Fela *by T***I on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2015* This is another great set. If you love Fela, don't hesitate to purchase. I wish they would re-release Box 1, I missed out on that one. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/7086008-3-curated-by-brian-eno](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/7086008-3-curated-by-brian-eno) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*