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Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 - Shakara (Vinyl) Frankie Cosmos listening to these minutiae andBy the time Shakara was recorded, Fela had put two of mature Afrobeat's signature characteristics in place. Crucially, Africa 70 now included two guitarists: rhythm guitarist Tutu Shoronmu is partnered by tenor guitarist Segun Edo and the pairs naggingly repetitive interplay, equal parts melody and rhythm, plays a similar role to the rhythm and mi solo guitars in contemporary Congolese rumba. Second, Fela's use of Broken English lyrics which were