Open & Close

Open & Close
Studio album by Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70
Released	1971
Recorded	1971 in Lagos, Nigeria
Genre	Afrobeat
Length	35:45
Label	EMI HNLX 5090
Producer	Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti chronology
Na Poi (1971) Open & Close (1971) Live! (1971)

Open & Close is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian EMI label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, commenting: "Perhaps the distinguishing factors of records like Open & Close and some of Fela's other '70s releases are that as much as he liked to ride a groove, he also liked to disrupt it, twist it and turn it, reshape it, only to bring it back to its original shape. There was less of that later in his career".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Fela Kuti

1. "Open and Close" - 15:02
2. "Swegbe and Pako (Part 1)" - 5:41
3. "Swegbe and Pako (Part 2)" - 6:45
4. "Gbagada Gbogodo" - 9:17

Personnel

• Fela Kuti - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, electric piano, vocals
• Tony Njoku - trumpet
• Igo Chico - tenor saxophone
• Lekan Animashaun - baritone saxophone
• Ohiri Akigbe, Tutu Sorunmu - guitar
• Ayo Azenabor - bass guitar
• Tony Allen - drums
• James Abayomi - percussion
• Isiak Olaleye - shekere
• Henry Koffi, Akwesi Korrantin, Tony Kupoliyi - congas

References

1. Fela Kuti discography, accessed May 12, 2014
2. Dougan, J., Allmusic review, accessed May 9, 2014.