| | Fela Kuti Yellow Fever/Na Poi CD Fela Kuti Discography of CDs
Recorded in 1975 & 1976. Includes liner notes by Michael E. Veal, Jacqueline Grandchamp-Thiam.
One in the series of spectacular re-releases of Fela Kuti's 1970s recordings that pairs two albums on one disc, YELLOW FEVER/NA POI bears all the hallmarks of classic Fela. Spread out 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 and Yoruba singing unusual at first, but repeated listens will reveal the mesmerizing charms of this world-music icon.
Digitally remastered by John Perce Ali Bears.
2 LPs on 1 CD: YELLOW FEVER/NA POI.
Personnel: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 (vocals, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano); Ronke Eweka, Bose Osuhor, Tokunboh Oghomienor (vocals); Oghene Kologbo (tenor guitar); Lekan Animashaun (baritone saxophone); Stephen Ukem, Tunde Williams (trumpet); Franco Aboddy (bass guitar); Tony Allen (drums); Nicholas Addo-Nettey, Shina Abiodun, Henri Kofi (congas); Isaac Olaleyo (maracas).
Audio Remasterer: Mister John Perce Ali Bears.
Liner Note Authors: Jacqueline Grandchamp-Thiam; Rikki Stein.
Recording information: Decca 8 Track Studios, Lagos, Nigeria.
Photographers: Bernard Matussiere; David Bankole Osunla; Tim Jarvis.
Arranger: Fela Kuti & Africa 70.
Award WinnerDown Beat (4/01, p.76) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The band and Fela's own horn lines turn what was always unshakable assertion into tighter precision....His mixture of raw energy and sophistication is as remarkable today as it was when he first put it all on wax..." Yellow Fever/Na Poi Music Fela Kuti Yellow Fever/Na Poi Songs Yellow Fever/Na Poi Review
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