Following on from the recently released “Live at Cult Studios” EP, and his extensive world tour (including a groundbreaking performance at Glastonbury Festival), the grammy nominated musical / socio political powerhouse, that is Seun Kuti presents us another new release, however this time, it is like nothing we have ever heard before from the frontman of the Afro Beat movement.
As mentioned in his interview on BBC Radio 6, this new release sees Seun delving back into his 2018 grammy nominated album ‘Black Times’ – presenting a handful of scorching hot new Hip Hop versions, featuring none other than Roots frontman and MC extraordinaire Black Thought – carrying on the musical camaraderie discovered on Common’s groundbreaking smash single ‘When We Move’.What follows is the perfect marriage between blistering verses and the powerful call & response of Afro Beat.
As first seen via exclusive premiere on the esteemed OkayPlayer platform as well as being selected for the FIFA 23 video game soundtrack – The triumphant first single; ‘Kuku Kee Me’ is setting the airwaves ablaze, clocking over 74K streams in a matter of days and priming a hungry audience for the next instalment of this new infectious Afro Beat / Hip Hop hybrid formula.
At only 3 tracks deep, this EP follows the ‘less is more’ trope. The duo have brought together a tight cohesive package. including the rapturous call to arms ‘African Dreams’ which sees the two artists take a militant approach to the scorching rhythm as well as the summery/feel good vibes of ‘Bad Man Lighter’ where you can literally feel the hot Lagos air coming through the speakers and tales of ‘Sparking Revolution.