alive is what he considers as happiness. Hence, his ability to be living above the pressures and expectations of what he should look like and the kind of music he should be making as the grandson of the legendary Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Throughout the album, the young Kuti offers a fresh take on the Afrobeat sound that his grandfather, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who was revered and referred to as the Abami Eda , pioneered in the 1970s and ‘80s. “We just wanted the message and passion of music and our bond—our relationship to be out there. It happened in a very good and fluid way. I recorded my part of the album and for the mixing, we listened to each other’s side of the project and made sure everything blended,” he said.
“You cannot deny the things that you are taught as a child, and you cannot deny the things that are expected of you as a child as well. You are forced to always think and learn,” the 25-year-old musician added.