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Femi Kuti and son Legacy +. Legendary activist and Afrobeat originator, Fela Kuti, used his music to lament social injustices and political corruption in his native Nigeria. Fela’s legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock, and beyond. While this impact can be felt in Nigeria and the entire world, it also greatly affected Fela’s son Femi and his grandson Made, both of whom carry his legacy as torchbearers for change. Legacy + comprises Femi's For(e)ward. Both albums that make up Legacy + are steeped in the tradition of Afrobeat invented by Fela, but e...

On February 5, 2021, Femi Kuti and his son Made Kuti release ‘Legacy +,’ a special two-album package that includes solo albums from each artist – Femi’s ‘Stop The Hate’ and Made’s ‘For(e)ward’. The project has earned critical acclaim while Femi and Made proudly carry on Fela Kuti’s legacy as torchbearers for change. To celebrate the release, Femi has shared a music video for ‘Stop The Hate’ highlight “As We Struggle Everyday” (filmed by Optimus Dammy, edited by Audrey Hurtis, with illustrations by Kiki Picasso). Watch below: Both albums that make up ‘Legacy +’...

BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD — FOR THE FIRST TIME There has been a hell of a lot of hype around Black Country, New Road. And what’s more, the Cambridgeshire sextet are self-aware enough to acknowledge it. “Just to think I could’ve left the fair with my dignity intact/And fled from the stage with the world’s second-best Slint tribute act,” singer Isaac Wood jokes on recent single Science Fair, making wry reference to the band’s frequent (and, to be fair, pretty on-the-nose) comparisons to the ’90s alt favourites. It’s one of many knowing lyrical nods to the attention that’s surr...

Femi Kuti, a Nigerian Afrobeat star, and Made Kuti, his son, have released 'Legacy Plus', a joint music project, made of two albums.

As Femi was preparing his album - Stop The Hate - he invited Made, who plays bass, alto-saxophone and percussion on his dad’s album, to release his own debut record ‘For(e)ward’ alongside his own in a joint package. It’s a smart yet honestly touching move on his and the label’s part: and naturally pays dividends to the listener.  Femi Kuti’s output on Stop The Hate is relentlessly fierce and funky, and for his eleventh album there’s no easing off the pedal. Kuti Senior delivers messages of freedom and positivity that are as bold and defiant as they’ve ever been: central theme...