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  "slug": "fela-ransome-kuti-and-africa-70",
  "name": "Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70",
  "description": "Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70 appears 2 times in our Afrobeat and The Waxonia Desk — One Subject lists, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/fela-ransome-kuti-and-africa-70/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1972,
    "last": 1972
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  },
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      "entries": 1
    },
    {
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      "name": "The Waxonia Desk — One Subject",
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      "title": "Shakara",
      "year": 1972,
      "label": "EMI",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The template arriving fully formed: a fifteen-minute instrumental build, then the vocal, then the argument. Afrobeat's structure is settled here and barely changes afterwards.",
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          "exact": false
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    },
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      "trackKey": "fela-ransome-kuti-and-africa-70--shakara",
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      "title": "Shakara",
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      "label": "EMI",
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      "whyItMatters": "Fifteen minutes before the vocal arrives. Programming a record like this for an audience trained to expect a hook inside thirty seconds is the whole problem, and it is worth solving.",
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