Sunday, November 8, 2020

Day 0799 - Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti "Femi Kuti" (1995)

 

Femi was the son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and played in his band for a time.   Femi started his own band 'the Positive Force'.

This self-titeld album was his first solo album and was released on Motown's Tabu label.

It's long drawn out Afro-beat jams with Femi alternatively on vocals or saxophone.   A lot of it is probably a bit 'too' drawn out for me, but I enjoy the funkiness of "Nawa" and "No Shame", not to mention the brief yet crazy intro to "Nawa" that sounds like a high velocity smashing together of Afro-beat and ska.

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