Gilles Peterson Word & Music with Seun Kuti
04.01.17Gilles Peterson Word & Music with Seun Kuti // 04-01-17
Gilles is joined in the studio by none other than Seun Kuti, the youngest son of the legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
The relationship Gilles and Seun have shared ever since Gilles’s Radio 1 reign has extended beyond mentorship – they have remained close friends and collaborators for years. Watch the creative bond they share unfurl as they share the controls for this very special session.
Seun is also celebrating his new venture – he now be works with Sony Music and embarks on an EU tour after he stops by our London studio.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – African Dreams [Sony] // US
Sunny Ade and His African Beats 0 Syncro Feelings – Hako [Mango] // US
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Kalakuta Boy (The Reflex Dub Remix) [Knitting Factory] // US
Seun Kuti – Higher Consciousness [Knitting Factory] // US
Docteur Nico and L’Orchestre African fiesta Sukisa- Save me [African]// France
Tee Mac – Nam Myoho Renge Kyo [Hot Casa Records] // France
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Gimme My Vote Back (C.P.C.D.) [Sony] // US
Mor Thiam – Ayo Ayo Nene (Blessing For The New Born Baby) [Jazzman] // US
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Struggle Sounds [Sony] // US
Ezra Collective – Colonial Mentality [Bandcamp]// UK
Fẹla And Afrika 70– Mistake (Live At the Berlin Jazz Festival 1978) [Creole Records] //UK
Many Dibango – Soul Makossa // Cameroon