# Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70 — Every Record We Rank

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.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Afrobeat and The Waxonia Desk — One Subject
- **Year:** 1972
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Afrobeat
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/fela-ransome-kuti-and-africa-70/

## Appears on

### [Shakara](https://waxonia.com/track/fela-ransome-kuti-and-africa-70--shakara/)

*1972 · EMI · No. 3 in [Afrobeat](https://waxonia.com/genre/afrobeat/)*

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.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Fela%20Ransome-Kuti%20%26%20Africa%2070%20Shakara) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=P2l7EPy1Svs)

### [Shakara](https://waxonia.com/track/fela-ransome-kuti-and-africa-70--shakara/)

*1972 · EMI · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/)*

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.

Also on: [Afrobeat](https://waxonia.com/genre/afrobeat/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Fela%20Ransome-Kuti%20%26%20Africa%2070%20Shakara) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=P2l7EPy1Svs)

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