Album artwork for Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti
Album artwork for Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti

The collection of songs on Afrodisiac were songs Fela and the Nigeria 70 (Later Africa 70) re-recorded at Abbey Road in London in 1971. Originally recorded and released in Nigeria on 45rpm, they were Fela’s first successive hits in the Nigerian music charts. The best known song on 1973’s Afrodisiac is Jeun Ko Ku, a satire about gluttony and Fela’s first major hit in West Africa. In Broken English the title means ‘chop and quench’, which, in turn, means ‘eat and die’ in Standard English.

Fela Kuti

Afrodisiac

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Album artwork for Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti
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Released 14/04/2020Catalogue Number

KFR2008-1

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Album artwork for Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti
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50th Anniversary. Gold Foil OBI.

Green / Red Marble

Released 02/12/2022Catalogue Number

KFR2008-8

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Fela Kuti

Afrodisiac

Knitting Factory
Album artwork for Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti
LP

£22.99

Black
Released 14/04/2020Catalogue Number

KFR2008-1

Learn more
Album artwork for Afrodisiac by Fela Kuti
LPx2 +

£27.99

50th Anniversary. Gold Foil OBI.

Green / Red Marble

Released 02/12/2022Catalogue Number

KFR2008-8

Learn more

The collection of songs on Afrodisiac were songs Fela and the Nigeria 70 (Later Africa 70) re-recorded at Abbey Road in London in 1971. Originally recorded and released in Nigeria on 45rpm, they were Fela’s first successive hits in the Nigerian music charts. The best known song on 1973’s Afrodisiac is Jeun Ko Ku, a satire about gluttony and Fela’s first major hit in West Africa. In Broken English the title means ‘chop and quench’, which, in turn, means ‘eat and die’ in Standard English.