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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --><br />
| Cover = Fela Kuti The Best Of the Black President Cover.jpg<br />
| Name = “The Best of the Black President,” aka “The Best Best of Fela Kuti” and “The Best of Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon”<br />
| Type = greatest<br />
| Longtype =<br />
| Artist = [[Fela Kuti]]<br />
| Released = 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009<br />
| Recorded = 1972–1989<br />
| Genre = [[Afrobeat]]<br />
| Length = 157:43<br />
| Label = [[Barclay Records|Barclay]]/[[Universal Music Group|Universal Records]]<br><br>Barclay/[[MCA Records|MCA]]/[[Universal Records]]<br><small>543 197</small><br><br>[[Wrasse Records]]<br><small>WRASS 132</small><br><br>[[Knitting Factory Records]]<br><small>KFR-1001</small><br />
| Producer = [[Femi Kuti]] (compilation producer)<br />
| Last album =<br />
| This album = '''''The Best of the Black President''''' <br /> (2000)<br />
| Next album =<br />
{{Extra album cover<br />
| Upper caption = Alternative Cover<br />
| Type = greatest<br />
| Cover = The Best Best of Fela Kuti.jpg<br />
| Lower caption = Barclay/MCA/Universal Records release, 2001<br />
|}}<br />
{{Extra album cover<br />
| Upper caption = Alternative Cover<br />
| Type = greatest<br />
| Cover = The Best of Fela Kuti.jpg<br />
| Lower caption = Wrasse Records release, 2005<br />
|}}<br />
{{Extra album cover<br />
| Upper caption = Alternative Cover<br />
| Type = greatest<br />
| Cover = The Best of the Black President 2009.jpg<br />
| Lower caption = Knitting Factory Records release, 2009<br />
|}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{Album ratings<br />
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]<br />
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r451573}}</ref><br />
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]<br />
| rev2Score = (8.1/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13660-fela-the-best-of-the-black-president/ Pitchfork review]</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Best of the Black President''''', also known as '''''The Best Best of Fela Kuti''''' and '''''The Best of Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon''''', is a compilation album originally released in 2000 of [[Fela Kuti]]'s greatest hits to coincide with the remastering and repackaging of the 45 Fela albums controlled by Universal Music.<br />
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== Track listing ==<br />
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===Disc One===<br />
#"Lady" - 13:49<br />
#"Shakara" - 13:26<br />
#"Gentleman" (Edit Version) - 11:02<br />
#"Water No Get Enemy" (Edit Version) - 9:50<br />
#"Zombie" - 12:25<br />
#"Sorrow, Tears, & Blood" - 10:15<br />
#"No Agreement (Part 2)" - 7:54<br />
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===Disc Two===<br />
#"Roforofo Fight" - 15:41<br />
#"Shuffering and Shmiling (Part 2)" - 12:25<br />
#"Coffin for Head of State (Part 2)" - 13:22<br />
#"ITT (Part 2)" - 13:42<br />
#"Army Arrangement (Part 2)" - 17:02<br />
#"ODOO" overtake don overtake(Edit Version)6:54<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Fela Kuti albums]]<br />
[[Category:Barclay Records albums]]<br />
[[Category:Knitting Factory Records albums]]<br />
[[Category:2000 greatest hits albums]]<br />
[[Category:Double compilation albums]]<br />
[[Category:MCA Records compilation albums]]<br />
[[Category:Wrasse Records compilation albums]]<br />
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