Review: 1971's Na Poi is one of our all-time favourite afrobeat records, but this isn't just our opinion, it is simply a fact of logic. For one thing, the work that legendary musician come politician Fela Kuti did with Africa 70 is most certainly his best, and the early 70's was the nucleus that started the whole African funk thing off. Secondly, each of these three long and meandering chunks of brain dynamite contain anything that you could possibly want from a track - hypnotising and magnetic drums breaks, psychedelic melodic patterns, a jazzed-out makeover, and a truly singular approach to singing. We are not worthy....
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