When Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti died in 1997, his youngest son, saxophonist/percussionist/vocalist Seun Kuti, who was only 14 years old at the time, took over frontman duties for his father’s band, Egypt 80. Since then, Seun has worked to keep the elder Kuti’s message of civil rights and equality alive, while reinventing the Afrobeat sound for a new generation, with roof and consciousness-raising style.
Kuti plays at The Catalyst Club on Saturday, June 21. Tickets are $20/adv, $25/door.
