Shakara: Vinyl LP Billy Valentine it’s always joy

it’s always joy

It asks how far you should go for a friend in need and at what point you need to take a step back

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during which the album sleeve image was captured by Pennie Smith in Thailand

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Shakara: Vinyl LP Billy Valentine it’s always joyShakara is a two track release of 13 minute songs that showcase Felas satirical side. Lady, perhaps one of Felas most popular tracks, criticizes Westernized African women who he felt had been corrupted by their embrace of the new feminist movement of the time. Shakara is a mainly instrumental track with a brief lyric sung in Yoruba, warning against boasters and braggarts. Uptempo, with a suitably turbulent horn arrangement, it includes strong solos