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Seun Kuti

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Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra at the Jazz Cafe

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Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra / Yung Afriqa Pioneers The Jazz Cafe London January 24, 2020 Time was when if Londoners wanted to hear authentic live Afrobeat they needed to take a flight to West Africa, preferably Nigeria. Not anymore. All they need do in 2020 is take the ...

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Article: Live Review

Seun Kuti and Africa 80 at Brick & Mortar

Read "Seun Kuti and Africa 80 at Brick & Mortar" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser


Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Brick & Mortar San Francisco, California February 23, 2019 The youngest son of legendary saxophonist, songwriter, social activist and political rebel Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti aka Seun Kuti is a force of nature. He has been unstoppable since being placed in command of ...

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Article: Album Review

Kokoroko: Kokoroko

Read "Kokoroko" reviewed by Chris May


If you ask an Afrobeat fan to name their favourite bands--excluding lineups led by Fela Kuti during his lifetime--the probability is that their top five choices will include Seun Kuti's Egypt 80 and Femi Kuti's Positive Force, both based in Lagos, along with Dele Sosimi's Afrobeat Orchestra, based in London. Other credible outfits have emerged, but ...

Album

Black Times

Label: Strut Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Last Revolutionary; Black Times; Corporate Public Control Department; Kuku Kee Me; Bad Man Lighter; African Dreams; Struggle Sounds; Theory Of Goat And Lamb.

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Article: Live Review

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at SFJazz, San Francisco

Read "Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at SFJazz, San Francisco" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser


Seun Kuti and Egypt 80SFJazz San Francisco, California June 19, 2014 A popular aphorism maintains that “the apple never falls fall from the tree." That certainly holds true for Seun Kuti, the son of the legendary saxophonist, songwriter, social activist and political rebel Fela Kuti. The roots run deep. While apples ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80: Spring U.S. Tour

NEW TOUR INCLUDES APPEARANCES AT COACHELLA, SXSW, NOLA JAZZ AND MORE After a whirlwind summer 2011 tour, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 return this spring on a mammoth cross country tour—taking in 30+ dates across the breadth and width of the US—distinguished by the variety of venues and events in the tour schedule, with shows in ...

Album

Rise

Label: Because Music
Released: 2011

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Article: Live Review

Kongsberg Jazz Festival, July 6-9, 2011

Read "Kongsberg Jazz Festival, July 6-9, 2011" reviewed by Josef Woodard


Kongsberg Jazz FestivalKongsberg, NorwayJuly 6-9, 2011 By now, it's a self-evident truth that Norway has become something of a hot spot on the global jazz map... again. This is hardly a late-breaking news sensation, given the long arc of jazz lore and fanaticism and support systems in place in this Scandinavian corner, ...

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News: Interview

The Rise of Seun Kuti

The Rise of Seun Kuti

By Dennis Cook Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 begin their U.S. tour today, July 13, in Solano Beach, CA. Find the full itinerary here. In many ways it does not that Seun Kuti is the youngest son of Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti. Such is Seun's naked passion, political uprightness, musical swing and humanitarian spirit that he'd ...


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