Tony Allen – N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)

Label:
Comet
Art.Nr.:
09549736
Kat.Nr.:
COMET102

Released:
2021
First Date:
1984
Cover:
Picture
Format:
LP
Pressung:
EU - Reissue
Zustand:
Neu
Vinyl:
Cover:
Genre:
Exotic Grooves + Black Grooves + Afrobeat / African
Stichworte:
femi kuti, fela kuti, ebo taylor, antibalas afrobeat orchestra
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Tony Allen - N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)
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2021 Reissue!

Comet Records presents from Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, N.E.P.A Reissue LP Vinyl remastered and coming in an heavy Deluxe Tip-On Jacket. In 1979, Tony Allen decided to leave Fela Kuti & Africa 70 and moved to London in 1982. Originally Released in 1984 on Earthworks Records, this reissue holds an extra track previously unreleased on vinyl called “Olokun”. N.E.P.A (Never Expect Power Always) is a searing critique of the Nigerian Electric Power Authority, an organisation that governed the use of electricity in Nigeria. It starts out with the title track, with a definite Afro-beat punch. Electro-claps stand as part of the percussion line, adding to a more modern look at what Afro-beat was becoming. This is followed by an even further modernized piece of Afro-beat, as the title track is given a dub mix. “When One Road Close” has a similar pace, and is similarly followed by a dub remix, complete with the necessary space-effects reverb. And to make this reissue extra special the track “Olokun” was never released on vinyl before. Blending the nascent rise of electronica into Afrobeat production, it’s tighter than any Fela album and became a definitive project in shaping Allen’s future sound. Whether it’s the electro beats or the punchier, multilayered arrangement, it instantly stands out in Allen’s vast and expansive discography

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Vinyl LP + Digital Vinyl + Digital Vinyl + Digital
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TitelFeaturingProducingLänge
A1. N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power ...07:37
A2. N.E.P.A. Dance Dub07:40
B1. When One Road Close (Another ...06:47
B2. Road Close Dance Dub06:43
B3. Olokun03:45
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