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Fela Kuti
Let's Start
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Let's Start was released on August 30, 1971 by Knitting Factory Records as a part of the album Fela With Ginger Baker Live!
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Lead Vocals
Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Producer

Lyrics

We're gonna start our live recording right now
We gonna play for you our first tune tonight
It's gonna be about four tunes
And the first tune is called
O l'oun t'awa se n'yara
Je k'abere
Now, which means
Let's start what we have come into the room to do
Right on
Here goes
One, two, three
Ehn, ehn, eh, oh, oh
O l'oun t'awa se ni'yara o o
Je k'abere, ehn, ehn, eh
Ma s'oju binti binti si mi o o
Je k'abere, ehn, eh, eh
Ma s'oju mi o seri si mi o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o
Eh, oh, ehn
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Oya o o oya o
Oya o o o
Oya o o oya o
Oya o o o
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Bo ara o, o bo ara o o
Eh
O l'oun t'awa se ni'yara o o
Je k'abere, ehn, ehn
Ma s'oju mi o seri si mi o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Bo ara o o, bo ara o o
Oya o o oya o
Oya o o o
Oya o o oya o
Oya o o o
Bo ara o o, bo'ra o o
Oya o o oya o
Oya o o o
Eh, eh, ehn, ehn, ehn, ehn, eh
O l'oun t'awa se ni'yara o o
Je k'abere, ehn, ehn, ehn, eh
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Ehn, ehn ehn je k'abere
Ose
Ehn, bo ara
Ehn, ehn, ehn oya o
Je k'abere
Ehn, ehn, ehn ose
Ehn, ma bo
Bo'ra o
Ehn, ose ose
Oya o o
Ehn, ehn
Oya o o o
Je k'abere
Oh oh
Oya o
Oya o o
Je k'abere
Oya o o o
Je k'abere
O ya o o o
Je k'abere
Written by: Fela Kuti

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