Afrodisia

Afrodisia is an African record label that was founded in 1972 by Chief Moshood Abiola and band-leader-musician [Ebenezer Obey] in Nigeria. Originally known as Decca (WA) Ltd., the label underwent changes in ownership over the years. In 1979, Decca was taken over by PolyGram and sold its West African rights to Afrodisia. Then, in 1981, the [PolyGram] Group purchased the label.

Under Afrodisia, releases from this label carried the suffix "DWA," which stands for Decca West Africa. The Nigerian indigenization decrees of 1972 and 1977 played a significant role in the transition of ownership. As a result, beginning in 1976, the Decca label and WAPS series were gradually replaced by Afrodisia and DWAPS series respectively. This transformation marked a new era for the label.

By 1981, Afrodisia became fully Nigerian-owned and changed its name to Afrodisia Ltd. Vinyl albums continued to be released under this company until 1989 when they ceased production. Notably, in 1983, Ebenezer Obey secured the rights to all his past recordings and used both original Decca and Afrodisia catalogue numbers for re-releases on his new Eben-Ops Records label.