NEPA, by Tony Allen

NEPA

by Tony Allen

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icastico A classic. Unmatched grooves.

Family Feet July 2022 - I’ve never been able to get into Tony Allen’s stuff so maybe this is a start. Favorite track: N.E.P.A (Never Expect Power Always).

Moni What a classic. 40 years later, NEPA is PHCN, but still no light... "that's the system!" Favorite track: N.E.P.A Dance Dub.

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Comet Records presents from Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, NEPA Reissue LP Vinyl
remastered and coming in an heavy Deluxe Tip-On Jacket.

In 1979, Tony Allen decided to leave Fela & 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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1.	N.E.P.A (Never Expect Power Always) 07:43	buy track
2.	N.E.P.A Dance Dub 07:41	buy track
3.	One Road Close ( Another one Go Open) 06:48	buy track
4.	Road Close Dance Dub 06:44	buy track
5.	Olokun 03:49	buy track

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Comet Records presents from Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, NEPA Reissue LP Vinyl
remastered and coming in an heavy Deluxe Tip-On Jacket.

In 1979, Tony Allen decided to leave Fela & 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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Tony Allen Paris, France

Tony Allen passed away on April 30th 2020 in Paris, at the age of 79.
Born in Lagos in 1940, Tony Oladipo Allen was a hugely influential musical figure, most notably as the defining rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti’s sprawling Africa 70 combo – the much-celebrated lodestar of Nigerian Afrobeat.Allen remained a prodigiously engaged,until the very end, having created innumerable, groove-heavy coalitions ... more

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