THE KNITTING FACTORY LABEL LAUNCHES WITH DELUXE RE-ISSUES BY FELA KUTI

The Best of the Black President To Be Released on October 27, 2009

The Best of the Black President marks the birth of Knitting Factory Records. Earlier this year, KFR licensed the 45-album Fela Kuti catalogue. Over the next 18 months, they will release remasters of all the Fela CDs in unique digi-packs with the original artwork, as well as certain releases on vinyl for the first time in North America. KFR will also be giving the first official release to the entire Koola Lobitos catalogue- this was Fela’s highlife band which he fronted through the 60’s.

The Best Of The Black President tracklisting:
CD 1 - 1. Lady | 2. Shakara | 3. Gentleman* | 4. Water Get No Enemy | 5. Zombie |
6. Sorrow Tears and Blood | 7. No Agreement
CD 2 - 1. Roforofo Fight | 2. Shuffering and Shmiling | 3. Coffin for the Head of State 4. ITT (part 2) | 5. Army Arrangement (part 2) | 6. O.D.O.O*
*edit version

The Best Of The Black President Deluxe Version: CDx2 + DVD
DVD includes segments from "Music is the Weapon", the Berlin Jazz Festival, "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense," and interviews with Bill T. Jones and Carlos Moore.