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Tony Allen, Afrobeat 2000
N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)
A1
N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)
7:37
A2
N.E.P.A. (Dance Dub)
7:40
B1
When One Road Close (Another One Go Open)
6:47
B2
Road Close (Dance Dub)
6:43
B3
Olokun
3:45
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).
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.
