Fight To Win (Nigeria)

• Artist : Femi Kuti
• Binding : Audio CD
• EAN : 0731458926429
• Label : Universal Music Group
• Manufacturer : Universal Music Group
• Number Of Discs : 1
• Package Dimensions : 0.54 inches (Height) x 5.55 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 4.97 inches (Width)
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Universal Music Group
• Release Date : 2001-10-30
• SKU : U0731458926429
• Studio : Universal Music Group
• UPC : 731458926429

For a long time, Femi Kuti has lived in the shadow of his father, the late, great Fela Kuti. Femi's last album, Shoki Shoki, served notice that he was developing into a major force in his own right. Fight to Win is the man stepping into his maturity. From the killer funky opening groove of "Do Your Best," this is a man with something to say, and the voice and words to say it. "Traitors of Africa" is scathing in its damnation of Nigerian politicians, while "One Day Someday" offers hope for the future. Perhaps the most moving track, however, is the slower "'97," an impassioned and understated memorial to the members of the Kuti family who died during that year. Instrumentally, this is a much more sophisticated record, not so frantic, but still twitching its hips and allowing Femi to show that he's become an excellent saxophonist. Femi is, at this point, poised to become a music figure on par with Bob Marley: a remarkable singer and songwriter who can stand as a voice for the downtrodden around the world. --Chris Nickson

- From Amazon.com

Longtemps ignorée, la musique du Nigéria doit à Fela son retour en grâce, et avec la deuxième génération qu'incarne Femi, elle trouve sa plus noble expression. Toujours aussi combative – le titre du CD ne laisse aucun doute – cette musique n'oublie pas un moindre instant d'où elle vient et ce qu'elle défend. Femi Kuti, qui a dirigé l'orchestre de son père Fela durant ses années de prison, assure une succession plus marquée par un souci musical rigoureux. Cela donne des pièces comme "Fight To Win", un groove puissant, et quand tous les cuivres s'en mêlent, la sentence s'appelle "The Choice Is Yours" ou le turbulent "Alkebu-Lan". Femi Kuti réinvente en 12 plages cet Afro Beat que son paternel popularisa en y injectant son savoir-faire, et ses choix, constitués aussi bien de funk-soul ("Do Your Best") de jazz ("Traitors Of Africa") que d'expériences ("Tension Grip Nigeria"). Avec toujours en tête sa mission, son sens du devoir, qu'il doit à celui qui l'engendra et auquel il chante le bouleversant "97". Un album puissant et rempli de convictions inébranlables. --José Ruiz

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Tracks:

• Disc 1

  • 1: Do Your Best
  • 2: Walk On The Right Side
  • 3: Traitors Of Africa
  • 4: Tension Grip Nigeria
  • 5: '97
  • 6: Fight To Win
  • 7: Stop AIDS
  • 8: Eko Lagos
  • 9: Alkebu-Lan (Cradle Of Civilization)
  • 10: One Day Someday
  • 11: The Choice Is Yours
  • 12: Missing Link

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