Fela Kuti's youngest son Seun came out with a slammin' new album entitled From Africa With Fury: Rise. Seun took over his father's band "Egypt 80" when he died in '97 and has been touring and making records with them since.
Fela is often called the "Father of Afrobeat" and produced politically charged outspoken and innovative music. The power of his sociopolitical voice is on par with Bob Marley's. He believed in music as a medium of change and later in life went into politics. Seun, like his father, believes that music and art plays a pivotal role in inspiring the people of Africa.
His new record clearly expresses that, without losing the heart of Afrobeat.
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80- Rise
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80- African Soldiers/Mr. Big Theif
Listen to the NPR interview with Seun Kuti here.
-Hillary D.
