~ Fela Kuti
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~ Fela Kuti
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~ Fela Kuti
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~ Fela Kuti
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~ Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the Afrika 70
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One in the series of spectacular re-releases of Fela Kuti's1970s recordings that pairs two albums on one disc, YELLOW FEVER/NA POI bears all the hallmarks of classic Fela. Spreadout over an hour of music are incessantly funky rhythmic backdrops, percolating bass, syncopated guitar lines, a horn section that alternately blasts in unison or lays down long, jazz-inspired solos, and Fela's call-and-response dialogues with his backup singers.
The Nigerian performer's commitments to righteousness and political liberation are evident in the song's themes. "Yellow Fever" takes to task the trend of African skin-bleaching, while "Na Poi" extols sexual freedom and experimentation over a sultry, lilting groove. NA POI also includes "You No Go Die...Unless", a song dedicated to displaced refugees living in Lagos. Listeners unfamiliar with Fela's work may find the sprawling, improvised songs andYoruba singing unusual at first, but repeated listens will reveal the mesmerising charms of this world-music icon.
One in the series of spectacular re-releases of Fela Kuti's1970s recordings that pairs two albums on one disc, YELLOW FEVER/NA POI bears all the hallmarks of classic Fela. Spreadout over an hour of music are incessantly funky rhythmic backdrops, percolating bass, syncopated guitar lines, a horn section that alternately blasts in unison or lays down long, jazz-inspired solos, and Fela's call-and-response dialogues with his backup singers.
The Nigerian performer's commitments to righteousness and political liberation are evident in the song's themes. "Yellow Fever" takes to task the trend of African skin-bleaching, while "Na Poi" extols sexual freedom and experimentation over a sultry, lilting groove. NA POI also includes "You No Go Die...Unless", a song dedicated to displaced refugees living in Lagos. Listeners unfamiliar with Fela's work may find the sprawling, improvised songs andYoruba singing unusual at first, but repeated listens will reveal the mesmerising charms of this world-music icon.
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