Tony Allen & Afro Beat 2000 - Never Expect Power Always (1985)
Tony Allen & Afro Beat 2000 - N.E.P.A. (1985)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log+.m3u) | 00:32:47 | 214,37 MB
Dub, Afrobeat | Label: Kindred Spirits Holland
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log+.m3u) | 00:32:47 | 214,37 MB
Dub, Afrobeat | Label: Kindred Spirits Holland
Never Expect Power Always (aka N.E.P.A.) is largely a biting criticism and mocking of the Nigerian Electrical Power Authority, rife with corruption and poor service. It starts out with the title track, with a definite Afro-beat punch and a tighter arrangement than would normally be expected from Fela. 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. This is the peak of electronic Afro-beat, before it returned to some degree of its original James Brown-inspired roots. If you didn't pick the album up the first time around, this is a good time to get it.
1985 N.E.P.A.
01. Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 - N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)
02. Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 - N.E.P.A. Dance Dub
03. Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 - When One Road Close (Another One Go Open)
04. Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 - Road Close Dance Dub
05. Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 - Olokun
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Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 / N.E.P.A.
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Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 / N.E.P.A.
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Read offset correction : 120
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
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TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 7:43.24 | 0 | 34748
2 | 7:43.24 | 7:41.21 | 34749 | 69344
3 | 15:24.45 | 6:48.34 | 69345 | 99978
4 | 22:13.04 | 6:44.65 | 99979 | 130343
5 | 28:57.69 | 3:49.70 | 130344 | 147588
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