Femi Kuti & The Positive Force

14th November, 2008

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The son of the great Fela Kuti has been hammering out the funkiest Afro-beat for over a decade and shows no sign of slowing. Previewing his excellent Day By Day, his new work has more of a jazz slant, with nice soloing from Femi on sax, and a very able lead guitar. That’s not to say that it wasn’t a dance-fest by half time, when the show turned into a swinging party. With his big bold band featuring a bank of brass, heavyweight percussion and funky-as-hell bassman, plus three gorgeous girl singer-dancers, it was the funkiest show of the year.

Reviewed by Michael De Koningh
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