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Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Coffin For Head Of State
Album NG 1981 on Kalakuta Records label
R&B/Soul (Afrobeat)
The sleeve features photographs of a protest on September 30th 1979, the day before the head of Nigeria's military regime, General Obasanjo, was to hand power to a democratically elected civilian president, Shehu Shagari. During the protest, the symbolic coffin of Fela's mother was laid at the entrance to Dodan Barracks, Obasanjo's residence. Fela's mother, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, an activist and politician, had died the previous year following injuries sustained in an attack by 'Unknown Soldiers' on Fela's Kalakuta compound. Gatefold cover
Musicians
 | Fela Kuti voc, sax, 1938-1997 NG composed by, arranged by, producer, piano, vocals, tenor saxophone, solo, album by |
 | Africa 70 , *1970 NG album by |
 | Femi Kuti voc, *1962 NG alto saxophone |
 | Mukoro Owieh baritone saxophone |
| Idowu Adewale bass |
| Kalenky Clement Djalo bass |
| Alele Adama claves, sticks |
 | Chief Udoh Essiet perc, congas, 1st |
| Dele Osho congas, 2nd |
| Maseaswe Anam drums |
 | Nicholas Avom dr, drums |
 | Okalue Ojeah g, b, ts, guitar, tenor |
| Yomi Ogundipe guitar, tenor |
 | Lekan Animashaun bs, as, *1936 NG leader, baritone saxophone, chorus |
 | Wale Toriola perc, NG maracas |
 | Dele Sosimi voc, p, key, *1963 GB chorus, piano, rhythm |
| Durotimi Ikujenyo chorus, piano, rhythm, vocals |
 | Mardo Martino , rhythm guitar |
 | Tunde Brown g, NG rhythm guitar |
 | Oyinade Adeniran ts, tenor saxophone |
 | Oye Shobowale tr, fh, trumpet, 1st |
| Otenioro Olu Ifayehun trumpet, 2nd |
 | Alake Anikulapo Kuti voc, vocals |
 | Fehintola Anikulapo Kuti bvoc, vocals |
 | Ihase Anikulapo Kuti voc, vocals |
 | Kevwe Anikulapo Kuti , vocals |
| Ronke Anikunifa vocals |
Producers
| Babatunde Okanlawan Banjako design, graphic design |
| Sheni Pratt engineer, recording assistant |
| J. Fubara Gbobokiribosibiogbo engineer, recording |
| Femi Osunla photography by, front cover |
Composers
| Fela Kuti |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffin For Head Of State (Vocal) | Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | |||
| 2 | Coffin For Head Of State (Instrumental) | Fela Kuti & Africa 70 |
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