The four (lengthy, as usual) songs occupying this album were originally recorded in Nigeria as 45 rpm releases.
Afrodisiac consists of re-recordings of these, done in London in the early '70s.
While it's true that Fela Kuti's albums from this period are pretty similar to each other, in their favor they're not boring.
These four workouts, all sung in Nigerian, are propulsive mixtures of funk and African music, avoiding the homogeneity of a lot of funk and African records of later vintage, done with nonstop high energy.
The interplay between horns, electric keyboards, drums, and Kuti's exuberant vocals gives this a jazz character without sacrificing the earthiness that makes it danceable as well.
"Jeun Ko Ku (Chop'n Quench)" became Kuti's first big hit in Nigeria, selling 200,000 copies in its first six months in its initial version.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alu Jon Jonki JonFeladey & Friends | Fela Kuti | Play | 12:41 | 29 MB | 85 MB |
| 2 | Jeun Ko Ku (Chop'n Quench)Feladey & Friends | Fela Kuti | Play | 07:14 | 16 MB | 46 MB |
| 3 | Eko IleFeladey & Friends | Fela Kuti | Play | 06:41 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 4 | Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)Feladey & Friends | Fela Kuti | Play | 13:15 | 30 MB | 95 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 273 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feladey & Friends | Composer |
| 2 | Fela Kuti | Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |