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"The World Is Changing" from No Place For My Dream
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"No Place For My Dream" from No Place For My Dream
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Album Review

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Although few artists worldwide have used music to call for political and social reform more than did the late Nigerian legend Fela Kuti, much of his legacy and talent has been passed down to his son, Femi, who was groomed from a young age to follow in his father’s footsteps. With the same powerful delivery and calls for action, Femi Kuti continues to address issues of global hunger, poverty, and injustice; the frenetic pace of his Afro-beat rhythms drives home his messages, while syncopated horns cry out that something be done. Kuti’s sensitivity to suffering is palpable on his latest release, No Place for My Dream (Knitting Factory). He wastes no time on frivolous topics, but instead hits hard and relentlessly, with outspokenness and a sense of urgency. While the political overtones of his music are packaged in beautiful melodies and harmonies, they’re also delivered with a punch that refuses to be ignored -- Kuti is a political revolutionary in the guise of a musician. Listening to songs such as “No Work, No Job, No Money,” “The World Is Changing,” and “Politics Na Big Business” is a crash course in global crises and abuses of power, particularly on Kuti’s home continent of Africa. You may find yourself dancing, but you’ll also find yourself thinking long afterward about the stark realities faced by voiceless, marginalized, and oppressed peoples everywhere.

 07/01/13 >> go there
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