Stratavarious
| Stratavarious | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1971 1969 ("Blood Brothers 69") | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios IBC Studios ("Blood Brothers 69") | |||
| Genre | Rock, Afrobeat, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 36:28 | |||
| Label | Polydor (original UK release) Atco (original US release) RSO (European reissue) | |||
| Producer | Ginger Baker | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [1] |
Stratavarious is an album by
who appeared at concerts with Baker at this time.The album was re-issued in 1998 on
Polygram in the US under the title of Do What You Like, along with all of Ginger Baker's Air Force and Ginger Baker's Air Force 2.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ariwo" (Traditional, arranged by Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker) | 11:10 |
| 2. | "Tiwa (It's Our Own)" (Kuti) | 5:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Something Nice" (Bobby Tench, Baker) | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Ju Ju" (Tench) | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Blood Brothers 69" (Baker, Guy Warren) | 8:00 |
| 6. | "Coda" (Baker) | 2:46 |
Personnel
- Ginger Baker - Drums, percussion, spoken word (6), effects (6)
- Fela Kuti - Organ (1 & 2), vocals (1 & 2), piano (3 & 4), choir (4)
- Bobby Tench - Bass (1-4), guitar (3 & 4), vocals (3 & 4)
- Alhaji JK Brimar - Percussion (1 & 2), choir (1, 2 & 4)
- Guy Warren - Drums (5)
- Damon Lyon-Shaw - Engineering (5)
- Dusty, Remi, Sandra - Choir (1-4)
Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Ginger and Ginette Baker. Hellraiser. p. 167.
- ^ "Ginger Baker". Allmusic.com.
- ^ Jeff's book by Hjort and Hinman. Rock 'n' Roll Research Press.
- ^ "Fela Ransome- Kuti". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Ginger Baker: Compilations". Allmusic.com.
Further reading
- Schoonmaker, Trevor, ed. (2003). Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403962102. USA.
- Idowu, Mabinuori Kayode (2002). Fela, le Combattant. Le Castor Astral. France.
