Open & Close


Open & Close is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti, recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released by EMI Nigeria under the His Master's Voice label.

Reception

AllMusic commented: "Perhaps the distinguishing factors of records like Open & Close and some of Fela's other '70s releases are that as much as he liked to ride a groove, he also liked to disrupt it, twist it and turn it, reshape it, only to bring it back to its original shape. There was less of that later in his career".

Track listing

All compositions by Fela Kuti
  1. "Open and Close" – 15:02
  2. "Swegbe and Pako " – 5:41
  3. "Swegbe and Pako " – 6:45
  4. "Gbagada Gbogodo" – 9:17

Personnel