Sometimes it takes a long journey to get back to where you started. This is also the case for Seun Kuti, son of the Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti. At the beginning of his music career, he wanted to distinguish himself from his father by not simply adopting his ju ju rhythms (the percussive rhythms on which all of Fela's music was based), but by creating a new kind of African music with more
… connection with modern pop music. However, he has never become as successful as his father with his music. A Long Way To The Beginning is the return to this music as a tribute to his father. He does this with Egypt 80, Fela's former backing band, and the masters of this music. After all these years, their afrobeat sounds more swinging and smoother than ever. Very well, that guest keyboardist Robert Glasper is completely blown away and can hardly be heard. A Long Way To The Beginning proves that the blood creeps where it cannot go. (AD)more
