Na Poi

Na Poi
Studio album by Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70
Released 1971
Recorded 1971 in Lagos, Nigeria
Genre Afrobeat
Length 32:55
Label EMI
HNLX 5070
Producer Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti chronology
Why Black Man Dey Suffer
(1971)
Na Poi
(1971)
Open & Close
(1971)

Na Poi is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti recorded in Lagos in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian EMI label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars commenting "In essence, the track is a sexual guide set to music. As such, it features both spoken narration as well as sung lyrics. "Na Poi"'s rhythms churn and grind through several notable movements—including a spirited percussion section and several tight horn arrangements. These hark back to the same type of perpetual funk that became the cornerstone of Parliament and Funkadelic. Initially, the repercussions of such blatant sexuality resulted in the track being banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Company".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Fela Kuti

  1. "Na Poi (Part 1)" - 16:20
  2. "Na Poi (Part 2)" - 9:00
  3. "You No Go Die ... Unless" - 7:35

References

  1. ↑ Fela Kuti discography, accessed May 9, 2014
  2. 1 2 Planer, L., Allmusic Review accessed May 9, 2014
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