Bleep

A triptych of epic Fela tunes wrapped on two sides of heavyweight wax reissued and revitalised by Knitting Factory. First released in 1976, Na Poi witnessed the master drive his vocal ensemble into steamy, sexually charged territory; the song ‘Na Poi’ was banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Company when it was first released, generating vast publicity and practically guaranteeing a hit. ‘You No Go Die.....Unless’ meanwhile, was a hard James Brown funk stomper with socio-politically conscious lyrics in the contemporary mould of Marvin and Stevie.