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Pioneering musician, activist, and bandleader Fela Kuti is the first word in Afro-beat, making such strides in the genre over the course of his career that his contributions are foundational and nothing less than legendary.
Unnecessary Begging (also known as No Bread) comes at a formative time in Fela's massive discography, between two of his most championed releases, 1975's Expensive Shit and 1977's Zombie.
While Unnecessary Begging was one of no less than five albums Kuti released in 1976, its use of wiry synthesizers intermingled with bright horns and energetic Afro-beat rhythms makes for a bedding of increasingly interesting sounds on top of which Fela lays down his sung-spoken political poetry lyrics.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unnecessary BeggingFela Kuti & Africa 70 | Fela Kuti | Play | 16:11 | 37 MB | 83 MB |
| 2 | No Buredi (No Bread)Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | Fela Kuti | Play | 14:05 | 32 MB | 79 MB |
| 30 mins | 69 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 163 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fela Kuti | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |