Sorrow Tears and Blood is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti.

[2] Over a midtempo groove, and interspersed with Kuti's relaxed saxophone playing,[3] the title track features him reproving what he felt was a docility among Africans in the face of political hardship.

[4] The song was written in the wake of a raid on Kuti's Kalakuta Republic compound by 1,000 armed members of the Nigerian army on February 18, 1977.

[citation needed] The AllMusic review stated: "In contrast to the hard-edged and aggressive Afro-funk that Kuti and his Africa 70 became synonymous with, both the A-side title track and B-side, 'Colonial Mentality,' are seemingly staid, in light – or perhaps because – of the cruel state-sponsored attacks that he and his extended family suffered.

[7] The American singer Bilal and the rapper Common remade the song for the former's second album, Love for Sale.