Mon May 10 2021
5
Expected nothing, got everything. Awesome fucking record.
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
1995
- Album Summary
Femi Kuti is the third album by Nigerian musician Femi Kuti released in 1995. It was released on Motown's Tabu Records label. The album introduced Femi Kuti and afrobeat to an international audience.
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Mon Nov 08 2021
4
It's not an album you could put on any time, any day. But at the right time this is awesome. For me that was making breakfast on a Sunday morning and this had me bouncing around the kitchen.
Mon Feb 15 2021
4
hard, if not impossible, to compare his work to his father's. his shadow looms large but this is still worth a listen! fav track: changes
Tue Feb 23 2021
3
Refreshing album that I’ve always wondered about. It would be beautiful to see him at a festival. Not sure I’d ever choose this album again but I appreciated nonetheless
Wed Jun 23 2021
4
Think if Earth, Wind and Fire were from Nigeria. A great jazz-funk album all around. Lots of fun, infectious grooves, and top talent to boot. Who knew listening to a sax-led band could be so much fun?
Thu Jan 28 2021
5
great album with great sounds. The tunes slap hard. solid 9/10
Tue May 25 2021
5
Funky, groovy Jazz. Hooks you in with the first couple of beats and doesn't let go!
Fri Oct 28 2022
5
When you're the son of one of the most revolutionary musicians of the second half of the 20th Century, it's best to be aware of the massive sized shoes that would hopefully be filled but Femi Kuti's self-titled does all that and then some. Bringing, and refining, his father's penchant for lengthy jams about societal and personal issues into the 90s (atrocious album cover aside), this over an hour long collection gives the listener an understanding of who Femi is and what he could be capable of, regardless of the knowledge of who preceded him. The songs may be long but the grooves are undeniable and the pedigree beyond worthwhile.
Tue Aug 10 2021
4
Not generally a world music fan, but the debut album by Femi Kuti is an absolute monster. A tour de force os musicianship, with Femi’s voice and sax playing leading the way. The call and response at the end of “Frustrations” between Femi’s sax and the percussion is a highlight. Loved it all the way through!
Mon Jan 17 2022
4
At first it just made me want to listen to Fela. But after a bit I really got into it.
Thu Feb 25 2021
2
Clearly talented but totally not my thing
Tue Nov 02 2021
2
I liked the Fela Kuti album better by his dad I think. This one was ok but got a bit repetitive
Tue Mar 30 2021
1
No. Just. No.
Mon May 03 2021
5
Another 0 to 5-star album.
Tue Jun 22 2021
5
Sin miedo al éxito.
Wed Jan 27 2021
5
I thought this was older, but it still was funky as fuck
Thu Jul 29 2021
5
Gran álbum, aunque no sé si es legit musica 'africana' (etiqueta abarcadora) o como entendemos a veces desde otros polos la música africana. De cualqueir forma, canciones largas, pero nunca aburridas. Bien hechas, amé todo. Mis favoritas: "Nawa" y "Stubbor Problems". 10/10
Sat Aug 21 2021
5
Very fun album! "Afrobeat" I believe is the correct term. Cool African jazz. Loved it!
Thu Sep 02 2021
5
This should be good.
Mon Sep 20 2021
5
🙂 Very very good 🙂
Sat Oct 23 2021
5
Loved it
Tue Oct 26 2021
5
Erg dansbare muziek, leuk met de saxofoon ertussen. Heel hard van genoten
Wed Nov 17 2021
5
Great, relaxing album
Sat Dec 18 2021
5
tipo fela kuti?
Tue Jan 11 2022
5
Afrobeat realness - inject it into my veins
Tue Jan 18 2022
5
Amazing album and body of work
Thu Jan 20 2022
5
No expectations and found it very enjoyable. Always enjoyed having a horn section. Ended up listening to a lot of his other stuff. I’m glad I’m listening to these
Wed Feb 09 2022
5
Great album. What I always imagined afro jazz could be at its best.
Tue Mar 29 2022
5
Das hat mir ziemlich gut gefallen, ich war auch überrascht wie konsistent das über die lauflänge ist. Aber das hat einfach richtig schön sommerliche vibes und macht brutal gute Laune obwohl die Texte teilweise nen ganz anderen Ton anschlagen. Gerade in einer so volatilen Situation wie Nigeria in den 90ern ist das Album aber total symptomatisch, also bzgl der zeitlichen Distanz zum Bürgerkrieg, anhaltenden ethnischen Konflikten, aber auch Aufbruchsstimmung und Hoffnung für die Zukunft. Genau das findet sich hier alles wieder, also es wird nicht explizit ausgesprochen aber gerade in dem tollen „Frustrations“ kommt dieser Spirit total zur Geltung. Super Album!
Wed Apr 13 2022
5
9/10
Mon Apr 18 2022
5
04/18/22
Tue May 03 2022
5
A great album.
Wed Jun 15 2022
5
Afrobeat perfection
Mon Jul 04 2022
5
A great afrobeat, funky, jazzy af album. Great stuff!!
Mon Jul 11 2022
5
This album is a real fun listen. I love the jazz and big band elements mixed with the Afrobeat
Wed Jul 13 2022
5
Wow! What a fun album to listen to! Each track was awesome and so different! I’ve never listened to anything like it.
Wed Jul 20 2022
5
Fun album
Wed Aug 17 2022
5
So awesome. A lot like his father's music, but more structured and more modern production.
Thu Sep 08 2022
5
Hooked within first 5 seconds,.didn't let up
Tue Sep 13 2022
5
bom demais o sonzao
Mon Oct 24 2022
5
Decent lots of instruments reminds me of jazz idk good vocals but with ok lyrics I like changes and frustration
Mon Oct 17 2022
5
Never heard of this before but I think it's brilliant
Tue Nov 15 2022
5
Do you like jams? Do you like bitching jams? Do you like bitching afro pop jams? Well...
Tue Nov 15 2022
5
Always here for Afrobeat. Fela Kuti A+ Femi Kuti A+
Tue Nov 15 2022
5
terrific
Mon Oct 17 2022
5
Amazing album with a lot of Soul/Funk/Jazz elements. Great use of the percussion and the album has a good energy!
Tue Dec 06 2022
5
Nothing else I can say other than this album will exceed every expectation you may or may not have
Tue Dec 06 2022
5
Not going to lie, this slaps. Fantastic, really fun, amazing
Tue Dec 13 2022
5
Fenomenaal lekker album, kan zo een paar keer op repeat en dan mag het nog wel doorgaan. Femi is de zoon van afrobeat legende Fela Kuti, en het duidelijk te horen dat die alles mee heeft gekregen. Voor de nieuwe leden in de groep echt een aanrader!
Tue Dec 13 2022
5
Jaaaaaa daar is ‘ie dan, m’n eerste 5 sterren!!!! Ik had alleen maar durven dromen dat er een afrobeat album tussen zou zitten en wat een banger!! Deze komt in de standaard rotatie
Fri Dec 23 2022
5
Perfekt für Julian
Sun Feb 05 2023
5
Love this! Gets me moving every time.
Wed Feb 08 2023
5
I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. Give it a listen, it's worth it
Mon Feb 13 2023
5
So good. I love stumbling upon stuff like this that I'd never usually listen to, and Femi's family history is nothing short of incredible. It's an uplifting, energetic, politically switched-on and occasionally very funny album.
Fri Feb 17 2023
5
More Kuti is just what I needed.
Mon Feb 27 2023
5
Surprisingky brilliant. What an album. An essential record.
Mon Feb 27 2023
5
Great. Easily listen-to-able, band's tight, what could you dislike?
Tue Mar 07 2023
5
Astounding. 5 stars. His dad weould be proud.
Tue May 02 2023
5
At femi kuti var så bra, like under nivået til sin egen far, er sjukt imponerende og fett!
Thu May 04 2023
5
Great Afro-pop. Had no idea he was Fela's son, totally thought I was being reductive by thinking they sounded very similar. I swear Gorillaz sampled the riff from Survival in one of the Demon Days songs (maybe La Manana?)
Fri May 05 2023
5
Do you want to get up and smile and dance for an hour? Put this on.
Thu May 11 2023
5
Good stuff
Fri May 26 2023
5
This is so different to anything I would normally listen to. But it's a party. Such a fun album, will definitely listen again.
Thu Jun 29 2023
5
I don't actually know this album but it's Femi Kuti so I'd gonna be good!1
Thu Sep 07 2023
5
I liked it. Singer has a Harry Bellefonte vibe going for him. Would listen again
Thu Sep 07 2023
5
While slightly more vocal, Femi Kuti is clearly following in the footsteps of his father, Fela Kuti.
Thu Sep 07 2023
5
This one took me by surprise. I was expecting some awful tribal world music but this is reminiscent of the best soul/funk of 70s America. Amazing album.
Thu May 20 2021
4
Very upbeat and fun! Nice to listen to something different for a change.
Tue Mar 23 2021
4
Lively and upbeat
Fri Jan 29 2021
4
только тексты подкачали, иначе была бы пятерочка
Tue Feb 16 2021
4
Pretty decent. Could hear this being played on a loop at like an outdoor pizza / pop-up bars food quadrant during the Edinburgh festival or something.
Fri Mar 26 2021
4
New to me. One thing you are not seeing a lot of in the music published for the American market is calls for Aftican unity. I liked this album.
Tue Feb 16 2021
4
I do like a bit of Afrobeat. I'm more familiar with Femi's father, Fela, but this was great too. Fave track "Plenty Nonsense"
Tue Jun 22 2021
4
No te vas a arrepentir.
Mon Apr 19 2021
4
Given how much I loved the Fela Kuti (Femi's father) album on this list, I had high hopes for this one. I certainly wasn't disappointed by this album, but it had a lot to live up to and couldn't quite get there. Make no mistake, Femi Kuti is a very talented artist and Femi Kuti is a very good album, but it didn't make me feel "definitely five stars, yes sir" like Fela Kuti's Live! did.
Fri Jun 18 2021
4
Very fun African jazz - great listen and surprised there weren't more listens on Spotify. 7/10.
Fri Mar 19 2021
4
I don't know everything he's saying but he speaking facts
Fri Mar 26 2021
4
Música africana animada.
Tue Jun 08 2021
4
Schon mächtiges Zeug dabei. War ich bei Wonder Wonder noch skeptisch, wuchs spätestens bei Frustrations das Grinsen wegen der Rhythmik, der Spielfreude und der ganzen gut eingebundenen Wildheit des Orchesters. Und weil sich das zum Ende hin ja auch eher noch gesteigert hat (wobei: am meisten gekriegt haben sie mich direkt mit Nawa) gibt’s gerne 3,9 Punkte. Oder auch 4,1, je nach Laune.
Tue Jun 08 2021
4
Yé Yé Yé Yé ! Gut gelaunt und mit virtuosen Einzelplayern innerhalb der ganzen Kombo bläst Kronprinz Kuti selbst die „frustrations of a young man“ positiv geladen in die Welt. Das Album hört sich live eingespielt und dabei extrem harmonisch abgemischt (Drums !!!!) an. Nach der Session muss das Gemeinschaftsgefühl irre stark gewesen sein - ich glaube ihnen jede Note. Eine mit Händen greifbare Qualität, die sich in dieser Bewertung mehr niederschlägt als mein persönlicher Gefallen am Style. 3.6
Wed Feb 10 2021
4
Splendid stuff. Don't usually go for Afrobeat, but really enjoyable.
Thu Feb 25 2021
4
Cracking listen. Hadn't heard of this artist before but really enjoyed this album. One of the best so far
Thu Mar 18 2021
4
Chilled and interesting. I will listen to this again.
Mon Jul 26 2021
4
Nice album.
Thu Jul 29 2021
4
Pues chido, chill y la verdad no sé qué tanto más puedo decir. Me es muy ajeno este género, pero no es para nada desagradable al oido. Mood: no lo sé Rick
Wed Aug 04 2021
4
African Jazz - Good jam sessions. Was not expecting it to be so good since I have never heard of this album before today.
Tue Aug 17 2021
4
Energetic, pure, afrobeat, from a classic artist. It's not my favorite genre ever, but it holds a special place in my heart.
Mon Sep 06 2021
4
Solid sound. I enjoyed it
Sun Oct 10 2021
4
Was pleasantly surprised by this one, for world music it sounded a lot more “European” than I had expected. Hints of ska in the music as well. Was very enjoyable
Sat Oct 16 2021
4
Not really thing but a very funky thing it was.
Tue Oct 19 2021
4
The energy never dies. A frantic, funky record. Only one real slow spot, the rest of it has me moving. Favorite track: "Nawa"
Thu Oct 28 2021
4
Great funky Afrobeat with a pan-African message. Very enjoyable and danceable. The production is very 90s but works well with the music.
Tue Nov 02 2021
4
Love these long songs, layers of instrumentation and vocals that sustain the energy throughout. Really excellent music. A bit pit off by the homophobia(?) In the final song. 4.5/5
Mon Nov 08 2021
4
Cool Afrobeat textures and sounds. Rock solid groove. Stubbor Problems is a gem.
Thu Nov 11 2021
4
Great afropop with a serious political message
Tue Nov 16 2021
4
Uplifting and funky as hell. Every musician in the backing band is at the top of their game
Fri Nov 19 2021
4
All the african music we've had on this list has been great, should be more of this stuff and less morrissey and wanky britpop
Tue Nov 23 2021
4
1. Africa XD 2. Drums and sax and percussion 3. Rhythmic 4. Chilled beats with light jazz taste
Wed Nov 24 2021
4
Muy bueno
Mon Dec 06 2021
4
Beautiful.