No Agreement

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No Agreement
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Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1977 in Nigeria
Genre Afrobeat
Length31:08
Label Decca Afrodisia
DWAPS 2039
Producer Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti chronology
Fear Not for Man
(1977)
No Agreement
(1977)
Sorrow Tears and Blood
(1977)

No Agreement is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti. [1] It was recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Nigerian Decca label. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Robert Christgau B+ [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [6]

AllMusic stated: "No Agreement follows the Afro-beat template to a masterful level: amazingly catchy guitar lines that replicate a bass guitar in their construction, a second guitarist to add some JB's funk power, driving horn section proclamations, intricate saxophone, trumpet and organ improv solos, and then Fela Anikulapo Kuti's wit and message for the people... the solos are magically inspired and the rhythm section rolls on with the power of a steamroller". [3] The Guardian called the title track "one of the greatest pieces of dance music ever recorded." [7]

Track listing

All compositions by Fela Kuti

  1. "No Agreement" – 15:35
  2. "Dog Eat Dog" – 15:33

Personnel

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  2. Fela Kuti discography Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 8 May 2014
  3. 1 2 Samuelson, S., AllMusic Review accessed 8 May 2014
  4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Fela Anikulapo Kuti". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 409.
  6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 219–220.
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