A Long Way to the Beginning

~ Release by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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Copyright: © 2014 Partisan Records
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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	IMF assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Qmillion alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Robert Glasper (piano) and Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vibraphone: David Neerman vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi, Iyabo Adeniran and M1 (US rapper, of dead prez) recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium mixed at: Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States		5:01
2	African Airways assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Qmillion alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Robert Glasper (piano) and Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi and Iyabo Adeniran recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium mixed at: Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States		5:12
3	Higher Consciousness assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Qmillion alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi and Iyabo Adeniran recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium mixed at: Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States		7:34
4	Ohun Aiye assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Qmillion alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Robert Glasper (piano) and Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi and Iyabo Adeniran recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium mixed at: Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States		5:18
5	Kalakuta Boy assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Qmillion alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Robert Glasper (piano) and Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi and Iyabo Adeniran recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium mixed at: Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States		6:41
6	African Smoke assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Qmillion alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Robert Glasper (piano) and Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi, Iyabo Adeniran and Blitz the Ambassador (Ghanaian-American hip-hop artist) recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium mixed at: Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States		6:49
7	Black Woman assistant recording engineer: Pierre Dozin (Belgian DJ/producer & sound engineer) recording engineer: Godwin Logie miscellaneous support: Yetunde Ademiluyi (task: dancer) and Iyabo Adeniran (task: dancer) producer: Robert Glasper (piano) and Seun Kuti (Nigerian musician) mixer: Martin Meissonnier alto saxophone and lead vocals: Seun Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigerian musician) baritone saxophone: Adekunle Adebiyi bass guitar [bass]: Kunle Justice congas [giant conga]: Kola Onasanya drums (drum set) [drums]: Ajayi Adebiyi guitar [lead guitar]: David Obanyedo guitar [rhythm guitar]: Alade Oluwagbemiga keyboard [keyboards]: Robert Glasper (piano) and Lekan Animashaun a.k.a. "Baba Ani" percussion: Wale Toriola shekere: Okon Iyamba tenor saxophone: Oyinade Adeniran trumpet: Oladimeji Akinyele and Olugbade Okunade vibraphone: David Neerman vocals: Yetunde Ademiluyi, Iyabo Adeniran and Nneka recorded at: Jet Studio in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium		8:52

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Release information

Barcode:: 720814113207
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 45:27

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Knitting Factory Records

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[Worldwide]
2014-05-27

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