Femi Kuti

Not nearly as good as his father, I'm afraid. His grooves don't get nearly as hypnotic, and the decision to make the album nearly 75 minutes long doesn't help either. Fela had even longer songs, but he only had a couple per album so they could really have time to lock in, and also to not overwhelm you.

I wonder (wonder) where thi has been all my life . Fun afrobeat funk with elements of Ska Even the constant 6 min + songs just fly by

While I haven't heard a lot of Fela Kuti's music, I have always been intrigued by his signature Afrobeat style of music. I've listened to other Fela Kuti albums before and never really been all that impressed or into the music, but on Femi Kuti's debut album I really started to have the Afrobeat sound click a whole lot more for me. It should be no surprise, being the son of Fela gives you a lot of opportunities to grow and develop yourself as an artist and I think for having such an epic debut album Femi does beautifully. It isn't easy finding your own steps after being publically disowned by your own father, but Femi persists and creates something truly magical and fun in a way I would even argue it borders on being "Pop." This project is a very cool showcase of talent being passed down from generation to generation. Femi Kuti, I may not know a lot of your music but I am impressed and would love to check out more.

Great band and backup vocals, but the lead singer isn’t very good.

Totally fine. Cool beats. Not very exciting for me.

Very enjoyable listening and will be saving to listen to again!

treibende musik, aber nach einigen titeln irgendwie doch etwas monoton.

Nigerianische Musik etwas jazziger. Mit etwas zu sehr.

Funky but not really a standout. Enjoyable background music.

I’m glad to have heard this album! It took me back to being poolside in Vietnam when we had a bit of a run of international albums, so that was delightful. This was fun and funky, Plenty Nonsense really captured my heart. I can see myself playing this one on the speakers on a lazy weekend.

Great vibes! Thought we had listened to an album by him before bu turned out it was actually by his dad! The talent runs in the family and this album actually had the surprising effect on me that I was enjoying it more towards the end

Maybe it's because I was doing dishes, but this album really annoyed me when it started. I hated the first few songs and it's just too long. However, the back half is much better. Just listen to his dad though Favorite Song: Nawa

So good! I'm definitely gonna give this another go on Saturday afternoon.

Solid Afro-funk - good album but not sure why I have to hear this before I die

I really enjoyed this album, if the lottery of random selection hadn't given me felt first I'd have been blown away by this, so I'm going to park the prejudice of judging it against Fela Kuti's albums and recognise as excellent work and an album I ll come back to again,

Another one that was not to my taste, but can't find fault with the musicianship or production. Wasn't as all bothered when it finished, so probably won't be returning any time soon.

Was kind of dreading listening for some reason and aside from the religious stuff creeping in, this was a good listen. Great rhythms and instrumentation. Would pop on again for sure, maybe rises to a 3.5 eventually?

This was an excellent album with some weird timing. I really like the energy from all the songs. But having 'Live for Today' come on while driving to the Veterinarian Hospital to put down a family dog (my aunt's) of 13 years really made it hit different. Cool album, would listen again. RIP Max, say hello to the other family dogs for me ❤️

***A good, raggaish album

Incredible musicianship, fusing jazz with traditional African and world music. Some of the tracks are a bit overly long, often becoming repetitive in parts.

It’s rather unfortunate, but Femi Kuti just isn’t an artist that I think I’ll ever get used to hearing nor seek out.

Bangers are here

ça groove

Fun!

Yllättåvån hyväå musiikkia

Recognize the music as good, but not my thing. “Frustrations” perked me up and the drumming is great, but on the whole, just not a sound I gravitate to.

Energetic. Enjoyable. Maybe a little . . . sterile at times, though (at least in comparison to his father). 3.5?

I have been loving the African music on this list so far!

Very good album.

What a great album!

10/12/26. Some great jams on this one, and always appreciate exposure to new music from under-represented cultures in the West. Will need to listen more for a proper deep dive.

That one was quite enjoyable as well. Probably not more than a three though.

쎅시하고 경쾌한 팝송

Overall Rating - 3.72/5 (7.44/10). Different from what I'm used to listening to in a jazzy, slick, exotic way. Exactly the kind of album that this challenge is made for.

Afrobeat is cool. Femi Kuti, son of Fela, the pioneer of Afrobeat, was always going to work for me. On the list you go. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆(7/10) default Total reviewed : 452 Already owned : 99 Purchased : 25 To buy : 3 Nope : 325

jazzy

No as good as his da but still good

Restaurant/waiting room music. No thanks

Cute, but not for me

Fun and Funky

Ihan kiva, että tämän haasteen aikana on päässyt tutustumaan afrikkalaiseen musiikkiin. Ei kuitenkaan mitään meikäläisen lempparimusaa, mutta on tällä listalla tullut vastaan monta huonompaa ja tylsempääkin levyä. Kyseinen artisti Femi Kuti on Fela Kutin poika, jolta olenkin tämän haasteen ansiosta kuunnellut kaksi albumia.

Good stuff 👍

African Jazz Funk. An enjoyable ride.

This was quite the groove! The songs were pretty long but they don’t feel like a drag at all. Likes: Wonder wonder; frustrations; no shame; live for today

I'm giving it a 4 before even finishing it cuz this shit got me dancing like crazy

so vibey i enjoyed it and i love africa

3/5

Fun listen, enjoyed how they mixed genres. Was on a 3.5 but second listen is bumping up

Really good, relentless funky rhythm

Oh man this is great! Never thought to check out Femi Kuti but I'm glad it's on the list

Like a watered down version of his dad Fela Kuti. Not bad just my swing the power

He has giant shoes to fill. He has almost the exact same voice. He somehow made an album that is completely his own so I apologize for the first 2 sentence but c'mon, his dad is Fela Kuti. This was a lovely album, great rhythms, political lyrics...you really can't ask for much more.

Fun!

An international album that I would only ever encounter through this list. It makes the list interesting to have music that is not strictly popular western music. Kinda funky at times with some jazzy elements. It’s got some fun beats. Lyrically and vocally I’m not sure it’s really doing much for me. But it’s certainly all a part of a distinct style. It’s jazzy funky fusion at times. Frustrations has that long jazzy sax solo intro. Theres some really good stuff here. That song was a particular highlight. The songs do go on too long and the album is definitely too long. There’s a nice entertaining sound to a lot of it, even if I’m not particularly interested to listen to it again. Some songs would be fun in the right setting. It seems very jazz influenced and works really well at times early in the album. But by the second half it all starts to feel pretty repetitive. I was thinking a fair 3. But it drags on a while. I’m going 2. If it was 25-30 minutes shorter it’s a 3

It's a solid piece of work, high energy.

(light 7/10) it was good could have been shorter I prefer Fela's approach to afrobeat I think

Fun afro jazz

Funkig soul. Inte så jazzig som jag trodde den skulle vara. Väldigt rytmisk och medryckande. Kanske lite lång. Gillar Plenty Nonsense och Changes.

I like the music, but the length of the songs was too much repetition for me

Fun!! Favorite tracks: Frustrations ; Nawa (Intro) ; Plenty Nonsense ; Live for Today

First listen five stars Exactly what the doctor ordered; grooves that make you feel good!

Wow, maybe the album I've listened to on here with the least plays. I found it fun and interesting, very different and something I'd pop on again

Best afrobeat of that era, very funky music by a legend who is also the son of a legend

A transporting fusion of jazz and traditional African music with compelling messages and flawless instrumentation.

Probably super nice live

Long album, but I had a good time listening to this surprisingly. This album sounded a bit Reggae, like something my parents would listen to outside during the summer. 3- don't think it can go higher though

JL : 4, Changes

It's a solid afro-beats album. I didn't love the homophobia in Changes, but I dug a little deeper and it seems that the artist has since become more accepting. I think those lyrics were more a product of the culture. Overall very good, danceable.

well i've had the father (fela kuti) come up on this list and thoroughly enjoyed it, now the son! and i enjoyed this as well. solid grooves, musicianship, warm feelings all around. apparently for me to like jazz, it has to have afrobeat added to it? i added this album to my music library. 5/5

Afrobeat! Great album. Movie and groovy. The saxophone work is great

Kuti!!!!!

Fun, upbeat, and full of trials and tribulations, what a yo yo! I did like it and I still think four minutes is a good length for a song.

Not my thing at all, but i get that its been very influential etc .

Superb!

No está mal, suena muy bien. Me he guardado "Survival". Esta es la música que nunca oiría si no fuera por esta lista. Así que hay que agradecer estas cosas.

I'll be honest, I didn't expect to ever give a jazz album 5 stars. Nigeria found a way to make jazz fun I fear. Great energy, Great vibe, Great skill. Pretty unique, and an all-round joy to listen to.

A good many of the tracks were too long on this one. Could've benefitted from being about 3/4 of it's actual length. Favorite track: Wonder Wonder

This was fun! Long though, I could have done with shorter songs or a generally shorter runtime. It sounds like African world music, and there's a good energy to it.

Joyful

Jazz meets African rhythm

4/5

Really liked this one. I didn't realize they made albums outside of the US and UK. Good beats, very listenable.

A bit on the long side, but I still did quite like it!

This is fire just long bro

So energetic and upbeat while expressing such anger and frustration. The vibes on this were great. Loved Wonder Wonder, Survival, Frustrations, and Plenty Nonsense.

This was awesome and it just grooved. The entire group is so talented and this was awesome. The vocals work so well and the instrumentals are so fun! Actual Rating...4.5 Liked Songs: "Survival" , "Frustrations" , "Nawa" , "Plenty Nonsense" , "Stubbor Problems" , "No Shame" , "Live For Today"

Absolutely fantastic

Live For Today is a goat song. Cool to learn the lore of Femi Kuti being Fela Kuti's son, after getting Fela Kuti albums

★★★½

long

Bangin

Favourite Songs: Nawa

Incredible album! Great listen from top to bottom! The sax in here is amazing!

Even slightly more mature and polished than his father's

Det är vansinnigt långt. Det finns några bra minuter utspridda men det finns framförallt en herrans massa minuter att stånka igen

Han har bra ton i saxen. Men det är ungefär 30 procent för mycket afrobeat för min smak.

Fadern igår. Sonen idag, Den helige anden imorgon? Egentligen är det rätt likt gårdagens singel. Den stora skillnaden är väl att när pappa Kuti nöjde sig med 2 spår över 25 min fortsätter Femi i en timme och en kvart. För ett så långt album ska hålla krävs variation. Vilket i rätt stor utsträckning saknas här. Jag gillar i grund afrobeatet men orkar inte lyssna koncentrerat albumet igenom. Tror jag har Plenty nonsense som favorit. Men det kan mycket väl vara en annan låt. Spåren går liksom ihop. I små doser hade Lille-Kuti lätt klarat trean. Som album får han nöja sig med tvåan.

Börjar hyfsat lovande. Sonen vandrar i faderns fotspår. Men när Femi börjar sjunga tappar jag intresset. Alldeles för långt. Svag låtmaterial. Knappt godkänt.

Damn, I love Fela but I did not know Femi had hands. The only issue I'd say is just that if you put these side by side with his dad's music, you'd be hard pressed to find a difference. That being said, it's still consummate afrobeat

The more I listen to world music, the more I find that I don't like it. And I don't like that I don't like it. Reminds me of the passage from Brave New World: 'It's an absurdity. An Alpha-decanted, Alpha-conditioned man would go mad if he had to do Epsilon Semi-Moron work--go mad, or start smashing things up. Alphas can be completely socialized--but only on condition that you make them do Alpha work. Only an Epsilon can be expected to make Epsilon sacrifices, for the good reason that for him they aren't sacrifices; they're the line of least resistance. His conditioning has laid down rails along which he's got to run. He can't help himself; he's foredoomed. Even after decanting, he's still inside a bottle--an invisible bottle of infantile and embryonic fixations. Each one of us, of course,' the Controller meditatively continued, 'goes through life inside a bottle. But if we happen to be Alphas, our bottles are, relatively speaking, enormous. We should suffer acutely if we were confined in a narrower space. You cannot pour upper-caste champagne-surrogate into lower-caste bottles. It's obvious theoretically. But it has also been proved in actual practice. The result of the Cyprus experiment was convincing.' I, the American conditioned man, take the opportunity to listen to this album with much gratitude, as such prohibitions would be more akin to that of the Brave New World's setting; however, I am so conditioned to my system, that even though I can hear the energy and the vibrance and the vitality, I am nevertheless avoidant of such. It simply does not 'click.'