Afrodisiac is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti, originally released on the Nigerian EMI label in 1973.[1] The album's four tracks were re-recordings of Nigerian 45s redone in London in 1972. The album features Kuti's first Nigerian hit "Jeun Ko Ku," which sold over 200,000 copies.[2]
AllMusic stated that "These four workouts [...] are propulsive mixtures of funk and African music, avoiding the homogeneity of much funk and African records of later vintage, done with nonstop high energy. The interplay between horns, electric keyboards, drums, and Fela's exuberant vocals gives this a jazz character, without sacrificing the earthiness that makes it danceable as well".[2]
Henry Koffi, Akwesi Korranting, Friday Jumbo – congas
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^Fela Kuti discography 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 12 May 2014.
^ abcUnterberger, R., Allmusic review, accessed 12 May 2014.
^Aaron Leitko (2 October 2014). "Fela Kuti: Vinyl Box Set 3". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^Helmore, Edward (27 March 2009). "'The business is an exciting mess': Edward Helmore Talks to Brian Eno and David Byrne". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
January 01, 1970
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