Femi Kuti

Great grooves, very danceable.
Would probably be 4 stars if it was half the length, a little tiring after a while.

I wonder (wonder) where thi has been all my life .

Fun afrobeat funk with elements of Ska

Even the constant 6 min + songs just fly by

Oh man this is great! Never thought to check out Femi Kuti but I'm glad it's on the list

No está mal, suena muy bien. Me he guardado "Survival". Esta es la música que nunca oiría si no fuera por esta lista. Así que hay que agradecer estas cosas.

Chill bob-marley-esque music

Not my jam at all...

The music is fine, but the whole thing just goes on too long. If the tracks had been shorter I’d probably have scored this higher but as it was it started to grate on me long before the end

I did not expect to like this one little bit: the first thing I did was audibly groan at it being 73 minutes long.

But I listened to it while getting ready in the morning and it was a great start to the day. Most enthusiastic brushing of my teeth in as long as I can remember. This project has definitely cemented my suspicion that I will, at minimum, passively appreciate brass in essentially any genre. But this went past that into dancing in the house.

For some reason the too much repetition that I can often find annoying was really charming on this, call and response style. I also enjoyed No Shame's funky organ solo.

It is too long, and I am not sure whether I will listen to it again as I suspect repeat listens will start to highlight the things I normally object to, but I did really enjoy it today.

3/5 (but was close to a 4)

Es liefert soliden Afrobeat, bleibt jedoch stilistisch stereotypisch - wie die Jute auf dem Cover - und entwickelt kaum eigene Akzente und Zero “Wow-Momente”.

I like the trumpets

Woah

2.56

I enjoyed Fela Kuti's albums on this list, and that was a huge mantle to take over, but Femi manages it with aplomb. While the undeniable DNA of Fela’s pioneering Afrobeat is still the beating heart of this record, Femi manages to carve out his own distinct, highly accessible space by blending in vibrant, funky jazz vibes. The saxophone solos are fire, and those basslines are so tight they hook you from the first second. It’s such an uplifting listen that manages to be a total dance party while still hitting hard with the political lyrics. Between tracks like "Wonder Wonder" and "Plenty Nonsense," it’s clear Femi isn’t just living off his family name, he’s a proving he's an artist in his own right.

Femi Kuti is not the sort of music I would naturally choose to put on, but I can absolutely appreciate how good this album is. The musicianship throughout is brilliant and the whole record is packed with groove, rhythm and infectious beats.

What really stood out to me was the variety across the album. There are elements of jazz, funk, afrobeat and soul all blended together, which keeps things interesting and gives the music loads of energy and movement. The instrumentation is excellent throughout and there’s a real liveliness to the sound.

My only real criticism is that the album does start to drag a little towards the end and probably could have benefited from being slightly shorter. That said, it was still a really enjoyable and impressive listen overall.

Favourite tracks: “Wonder Wonder”, “Survival” and “Stubborn Problems” were all great tracks
Least favourite tracks: Nothing here felt completely out of place or skippable
Album artwork: Standard album cover

It’s a fun listen but doesn’t need to be that long

Like the previous album before this, the album is really good at not sounding too long. It's a very jubilant record on the surface but discusses a lot of political and social issues in Nigeria and Africa as a whole (3.5).

Incredible album. So much variety between the different tracks, but each track itself is a slowly unfolding epic that adds more and more layers as it goes along. Also, great bass tone.

4.5/5.0: Excellent

not as compelling as his dad but still pretty good

Ik dacht deze artiest al twee maal gehad te hebben, maar was blij verrast dat het deze keer wat gelikter klinkt. Internet leert me dat het iemand anders is. Het betreft vader (Fela Kuti) en zoon (Femi Kuti). Ik lees dat beide stevige boodschappen willen overbrengen. Die versta ik niet, dus ik moet het bij de muziek laten. En dat kan bij dit album prima!

Vader bracht muzikale vrolijkheid, maar het was niet altijd even sterk uitgevoerd. Wellicht was de boodschap voor hem belangrijker? Zoon lijkt het om te draaien. De muziek wordt voorop gezet. Er staan flinke fijne instrumentale delen op het album. Vader was al wat westerser, zoon pakt dat op en versterkt dat. Zonder de Afrikaanse zang en trommels zou dit makkelijk onder jazz geschaard kunnen worden. Met name de toeters voelen jazzy aan. Ik lees dat Femi oorspronkelijk sax speelde. Dat verklaart wellicht ook zijn nadruk op de muziek en de langere instrumentale delen.

Plenty Nonsense is het meest exemplarisch voor het album. Het begint met een Afrikaans ritme. Om snel naar een jazzy gevoel over te stappen. Tot de zang ons weer mee terug neemt naar Afrika. Het toont dat Femi zijn nummers met alle aandacht opbouwt.

Na bijna 1000 albums ben ik toch verrast weer een echte toevoeging aan de lijst tegen te komen. Dit verdient de volle 5 sterren!

Pretty cool, but very long.