Na Poi (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock

Na Poi (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog RockThe "Na Poi" EP contains a later version of Fela's scandalous hit "Na Poi", in which Fela details what happens between a man and a woman behind closed doors. Originally banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Company for its taboo sexual lyrics, the version on this eponymous album interchanges spoken word and sung lyrics over the Africa 70 horn play, spanning not only the complete a side of the record, but the first part of the b side as well clocking in

but other than these cats

the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact

overseen by Florent Mazzoleni and David Hill for Albarika Store

Erick Cosaque's voice is made to go over and above the two boula drums and the makè drum which are associated in general

jazzy drummer

the new members are dominate the group's sound on this album

and let the dream bounce you off the walls

folk and funk

had become the biggest star in the emerging 'burger highlife' scene involving recordings produced in Berlin and Hamburg and exported to Ghana

It reached number 7 in the UK charts and supported by the singles I Love My Dog and Matthew and Son - the latter reaching number 2 in the UK charts - elevated him to the status of a teen idol

After The Goldrush (1970) and Harvest (1972)

The best known song on the album