Afrodisiac

Afrodisiac
- Alu Jon Jonki Jon
- Jeun Ko Ku (Chop And Quench)
- Eko Ile
- Je'Nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)
The best known song on 1973â€™s Afrodisiac is â€œJeun Ko Ku,â€ a satire about gluttony and Felaâ€™s first major hit in West Africa. In Broken English, the title means â€œchop and quench,â€ which, in turn, means â€œeat and dieâ€ in Standard English. Lyrically, the standout track is the closing â€œJeâ€™Nwi Temiâ€ (â€œdonâ€™t gag meâ€), a critique of the Nigerian political/military establishment and a defence of free speech. Fela vows that he will always tell it like it is, no matter what. This proved to be prophetic stuff, given the police and army assaults, intended to silence him, which were just around the corner. â€œAlu Jon Jonki Jonâ€ draws on the interaction between animals and humans that is part of Yoruba mythology, in a tale about a dog who betrays his friends. Like many of Felaâ€™s lyrics of the period, the lyric employs parable and metaphor to encourage ethical conduct in everyday life. In â€œEko Ile,â€ Fela sings that there is no place like home (Eko was the pre-colonial name of Lagos). Afrodisiac was recorded at EMIâ€™s Abbey Road studios in London. According to the original sleeve credits, the album was produced by Jeff Jarratt. Fela only infrequently employed outside producers on his albums. Sometimes the results were excellent: British dub master Dennis Bovellâ€™s Live In Amsterdam (1983); Ginger Bakerâ€™s psychedelia-tinged He Miss Road (1975); and Wally Badarouâ€™s Teacher Donâ€™t Teach Me Nonsense (1986). On another occasion it was spectacularly bad: Bill Laswellâ€™s remix and overdubbing of Army Arrangement (1985), made while Fela was in jail in 1984 on currency smuggling charges. Friends smuggled a cassette of Laswellâ€™s version into Fela. Listening to it, he said later, was â€œworse than being in prison.â€™ On Afrodisiac, Jeff Jarratt was clearly working under Felaâ€™s close direction. The sound is classic Africa 70: punchy, raw, â€œlive in the studio.â€
Country USA
Brand UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer Knitting Factory Records
Binding Vinyl
ItemPartNumber 0720841206811
IsAdultProduct 1
ReleaseDate 2016-10-14
UnitCount 1
UPCs 720841206811
EANs 0720841206811

Country	USA
Brand	UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer	Knitting Factory Records
Binding	Vinyl
ItemPartNumber	0720841206811
IsAdultProduct	1
ReleaseDate	2016-10-14
UnitCount	1
UPCs	720841206811
EANs	0720841206811

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