Singer: Fela
Title: Monkey Banana / Excuse 0
Label: Octave ‎– OTCD-2234, Knitting Factory Records ‎– OTCD-2234
Type: CD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Papersleeve
Country: Japan
Date of released: 19 May 2010
Category: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Afrobeat
Size MP3 zip: 1301 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1675 mb
Rating: 4.1✭
Format: MP3 DXD AHX VOX AA WAV XM AU FLAC

Tracklist

Monkey Banana (Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana)
1	–Fela* & Africa 70	Monkey Banana	11:35
2	–Fela* & Africa 70	Sense Wiseness	12:56
Excuse 0
3	–Ransome Kuti* And Africa 70, The*	Excuse 0	13:34
4	–Ransome Kuti* And Africa 70, The*	Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss	16:35

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Ultra-Vybe, Inc. – WRASS 045
• Distributed By – Ultra-Vybe, Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By, Composed By, Producer – Fela Ransome Kuti*
• Baritone Saxophone – Olalekan Animashaun* (tracks: 1, 2), Lekan Animashaun (tracks: 3, 4)
• Bass Guitar – Franco Aboddy
• Congas [1st] – Henri Kofie* (tracks: 1, 2), Henry Kofi* (tracks: 3, 4)
• Congas [2nd] – Nicholas Addo (tracks: 3, 4), Shina Abiodun (tracks: 1, 2)
• Congas [3rd] – Nicholas Addo (tracks: 1, 2), Shina Abiodun (tracks: 3, 4)
• Drums [Lead] – Tony Allen
• Guitar [Tenor] – Ogene Kologbo*
• Lead Vocals – Bernadette Oghomienor
• Maracas – Isiak Olaleye* (tracks: 1, 2), Isaac Olaleye (tracks: 3, 4)
• Percussion [Sticks] – Jemisi Abayomi* (tracks: 1, 2), James Abayomi (tracks: 3, 4)
• Rhythm Guitar – Leke Benson
• Tenor Saxophone – Christopher Uwaifor
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Organ, Vocals – Fela Ransome Kuti* (tracks: 1, 2)
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Piano, Vocals – Fela Ransome Kuti* (tracks: 3, 4)
• Trumpet – Tunde Williams
• Trumpet [2nd] – Ukem Stephen
• Vocals – Felicia Idonije, Regina Osuhor, Shade Shehindemi, Suru Eriomla, Tejumade Adebiyi

Notes

Both albums originally released in 1975.

Monkey Banana credited to Fela & Africa 70.
Excuse 0 credited to Ransome Kuti And The Africa 70.

Comes in a CD-sized gatefold papersleeve album replica with obi-strip and insert in Japanese.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 526180 030416
• Rights Society: JASRAC