JUST IN: Popular Nigerian singer Seun Kuti criticizes Afrobeats musicians, saying that “sampling fela doesn’t make you fela” (video)
He disapproved the behavior of some Afrobeats musicians who refer to themselves as Fela’s contemporary counterpart simply because they take inspiration from or sample his songs.
Afrobeats musicians have been advised by Independent musician Seun Kuti not to compare themselves to his late father, the renowned Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
The Grammy-nominated musician clarified that while he is against some Afrobeats singers being compared to the late music icon, he is not against sampling Fela’s songs.
He added that sampling Fela’s songs does not equate to being on par with him.
Seun Kuti stated on the recent episode of the Hits Don’t Lie podcast saying ;
“A few people have done good samples of Fela’s music. But the only critique that I have is that sampling Fela doesn’t make you Fela.
“So, people should stop saying that they are my dad. That is crazy. It crazy when people say that they are the ‘New Fela.’ Where is the ‘Bob Marley’? It is only in Nigeria you hear such. We so wild stuff here. People are wild.”
Watch the video below ;
“Sampling Fela doesn’t make you Fela…”
– Seun Kuti pic.twitter.com/pMLJmAyc3b
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