Nigeria’s 50th anniversary of independence that began last October, and the celebration of freedom continues here with a generation-bridging concert.
Fronting his father Fela’s legendary band, Seun Kuti is, according to Celebrate Brooklyn, the living embodiment of afro-pop. Faaji Agba’s lineup of Afrobeat pioneers—including Fatai Rolling Dollar, Chief Seni Tejuoso and Prince ‘Eji’ Oyewole of the Afro-Skittles Band—makes them Nigeria’s answer to the Buena Vista Social Club: a supergroup of veteran musicians who are re-popularizing faaji grooves, agidigbo blues, juju and other styles of Nigerian roots.
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