Frage an sparch oder sonst jemand, der mehr dazu weiss (daher nicht via PN):
1976: Yellow Fever
(LP Nigeria, Decca Afrodisia DWAPS2004)
A: Yellow Fever
B: Napoi 75
Prob. Fela Anikulapo Kuti (voc,as,ts,elp), Stephen Ukem, Tunde Williams (t), Lekan Animashaun (bari), Oghene Kologbo (tenor g), Franco Aboddy (bg), Tony Allen (d), Shina Abiodun, Henri Kofi, Nicholas Addo (cga), Isaac Olaleye (maracas)
Decca 8 Track Studios, Lagos, Nigeria, 1975 (Side B 1972? See note for „Na Poi“, 1976)1976: Na Poi
(LP Nigeria, EMI HMV HNLX 5070)
A: Na Poi (part 1)
B: Na Poi (part 2) / You No Go Die Unless You Wan Die
Prob. Fela Kuti (voc,as,ts,elp), Stephen Ukem, Tunde Williams (t), Lekan Animashaun (bari), Oghene Kologbo (tenor g), Franco Aboddy (bg), Tony Allen (d), Shina Abiodun, Henri Kofi, Nicholas Addo (cga), Isaac Olaleye (maracas)
Decca 8 Track Studios, Lagos, Nigeria, 1976
Notes:
liner notes from „The Complete Works of Fela Anikulapo Kuti“: „The original, 1972 version, included as the second side of Yellow Fever, was banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. Never one to miss the opportunity of raising the stakes, Fela recorded a longer (25:37) and more outrageous version for Na Poi, released as few months later.“
fela.net: „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 over 25 minutes.“
allmusic.com: „The first version from 1972 has not been reissued domestically; however, Yellow Fever (1976) updated the track, which carried the apt moniker „Na Poi ’75.“ The following year the composition was revisited to comprise the lengthy version which is spread over three quarters of this disc. 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 — although when the song was reissued in 1975 it snuck back on the air as the new version had an ever so slightly different name.“ (Lindsay Planer)
Was ist jetzt da korrekt?
Gibt’s die 1971er Einspielung (zu der die Katalog-Nummer „EMI HMV HNLX 5070“ besser passt) überhaupt irgendwo? Oder kam die nie raus?
Endo hat keinen Eintrag für die Neu-Einspielung von 1976 (für die ich oben die Katalog-Nummer gebrauche, die Endo für 1971 angibt).
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