Label:Arista – 204 048
Format: Record, LP, Album
Country:France
Released: 1981 Genre: Funk / Soul

Media Condition: Very Good+ (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good+ (VG+)

A Power Show 21:12
B Original Sufferhead 14:55

Original Sufferhead is a seminal work by Afrobeat founder Fẹlá Anikulapo-Kuti. Its long-lasting rhythms, repeated horn riffs, and polyrhythmic percussion create an overwhelming groove that dissolves the listener's sense of time. The title track combines sharp criticism of Nigerian society with physical energy, demonstrating that music functions as a form of political expression. This musicality, which has a sustained rather than immediate effect, can also be reinterpreted in the context of later dance music. This is a representative work from the mid-period of Afrobeat, capturing Fela's ideas and physicality at their purest.