Femi And Made Kuti: Legacy + (Partisan Records) | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music
Femi And Made Kuti: Legacy + (Partisan Records) Fela Kuti’s son and grandson keep the Afrobeat banner flying high, tradition meets innovation as two generations come together The legacy of late great Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti continues to grow. Afrobeat, the sprawling, groove-heavy fusion of superheavy James Brown funk, Afro-Cuban jazz and traditional Yoruba music that Fela developed alongside drum legend Tony Allen (RIP), is mutating and spreading thanks to open-minded music fans and the African diaspora. But while the poppier Afrobeat genre takes over the world’s charts, Fela’...
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