Talking FELA KUTI with his son FEMI and grandson MADE KUTI + Archive interview of FELA (1988)

Fela Kuti (1938 – 1997) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, an African music genre that combines traditional Yoruba percussion and vocal styles with American funk and jazz. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers"

On December 10, 2021 "Box Set #5" will be released, the next installment of long-awaited vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Box Set #5 was co-curated by Fela's son, world-renowned multi-instrumentalist and Afrobeat ambassador, Femi Kuti, and Chris Martin (Coldplay). This volume includes Why Black Man Dey Suffer, Noise for Vendor Mouth, Kalakuta Show, Excuse O, Ikoyi Blindness, Original Sufferhead, and Overtake Don Overtake Overtake. The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork.

* Pre-order: https://felakuti.com/releases/233708-fela-kuti-box-set-5-co-curated-by-chris-martin-and-femi-kuti

* Watch Fela Kuti - Original Sufferhead (Extended Version) (Official Audio): https://youtu.be/DKxjPc7r0vE

In this video 2 Meter Sessions host Jan Douwe Kroeske talks to Fela Kuti's son Femi and grandson Made Kuti about the new boxset and the greatness of Fela. Also fragments of his interview with Fela in Amsterdam (1988), filmed for Dutch television.
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