The Best of Fela Kuti & Africa 70 (1969-1979)

The Best of Fela Kuti & Africa 70 (1969-1979) represents the absolute golden era of Afrobeat, a genre pioneering a fusion of West African highlife, funk, jazz, and traditional Yoruba music. During this decade, Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and political activist Fela Kuti, alongside his legendary backing band Africa 70 (powered by master drummer Tony Allen), created their most explosive, hypnotizing, and politically revolutionary work.

While multiple anthologies cover this period—such as the highly acclaimed The Best Best of Fela Kuti and The Best of the Black President series—the essential tracks listed below represent the peak of their collaborative discography.