Day By Day

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合計収録時間 : 00:53:46
Personnel: Femi Kuti (vocals, sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, organ); Gbenga Laleye, Made Anikulapo Kuti (vocals, alto saxophone); Jacques Ndjiehim, Ademola Adegbola, Jacques Djeyim, Julia , Keziah Jones, Sebastien Martel, Camille (guitar); Sodi (recorder, programming); Francis Onah (tenor saxophone); Gbenga Laleye (trumpet); Tiwalade Ogunlowo (trombone); Patrick Goraguer (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, percussion); Guy N'Sangue (bass instrument); Kunle Olayode, Debo Folorunsho (drums, drum, percussion); Vladimir Neskovic, Morgan Marchand, Vladmir Nesckovic (programming); Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, Sarr, Onome Udi, Doris Lanzman, Celine Bary, Bose Ajila, Camille Sarr, Celine Bary, Julia Saar, Yeni Anikulapo Kuti (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Sodi . Editor: Seb Dupuis. Photographer: Bernard Matussiere. As the son of Afro-beat innovator and icon Fela Kuti (he grew up playing in his father's band), it's impossible to impugn Femi Kuti's credentials. Yet even beyond this pedigree, Femi Kuti's musical vision is accomplished and impressive, and nowhere more so than on 2008's DAY BY DAY. A marked evolution from 2001's FIGHT TO WIN, DAY BY DAY finds Kuti more firmly entrenched in traditional Nigerian forms, while simultaneously making the music distinctly his own. To the densely layered polyrhythms and call-and-response vocals indigenous to Afro-beat, Kuti adds touches of reggae, free-form jazz, and classic funk (note the heavy presence of the Hammond B-3 organ). Lyrically, Kuti is no less revolutionary, denouncing oppression and calling his listeners to arms, but the real revolution is in the music. The shifting, kinetic backdrop of DAY BY DAY invents Fela Kuti's legacy anew for the 21st century.