It’s a live video of the song Emi Aluta, which appears on
Seun’s October album release, "Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)” from Record Kicks Italy.
The video, filmed during the Brazilian leg of his tour by French director Vincent Moon at Galpão Ladeira das Artes in Rio de Janeiro, captures all the raw energy and rebellious spirit of the song, a hallmark of Seun Kuti & Egypt 80’s live performances.
According to Seun, Emi Aluta is “a song about struggle (Aluta means struggle) that pays homage to all the great revolutionaries”.
On Seun Kuti’s new album “Heavier Yet” the song is spiced by the featuring of Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter, Sampa The Great, called “one of best and most innovative lyricists of our time”.
Executive produced by legendary musician Lenny Kravitz and Fela Kuti’s original engineer Sodi Marciszewer (artistic producer), Seun Kuti & Egypt 80’s new album ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’ delivers a sonic experience like no other.
Each song on the album is a testament to Seun Kuti's unwavering commitment to using music as a tool for social change and empowerment. Through his powerful lyrics and infectious grooves, he continues to carry on the legacy of his father, the legendary Fela Kuti, while carving out his own path in the world of music.
As a musician and pan-African activist, Seun has been involved in a number of campaigns in recent years, including #EndSARS – a social movement against police brutality in Nigeria.
Significantly, he’s revived the Movement of the People (M.O.P.), the political party his father set up in 1979, which was quashed by the military government not long after Fela’s failed presidential bid. Seun Kuti is renowned for his captivating performances and socially conscious music.
He is the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and he has spent most of his life preserving and extending his father's political and musical legacy as the leader of his father's former band Egypt 80.
As a developing saxophonist and percussionist, he entered the formal ranks of the band before he was 12.
In 1997 when Fela passed, in fulfilment of his father's wishes, Seun assumed the mantle as head of Egypt 80 and he has run it ever since.
During his career, Seun Kuti released 5 albums with Egypt 80 and collaborated with many artists, including Janelle Monae, Talib Kweli, Carlos Santana, MadLib and Black Thought.
The new album ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’ is poised to redefine the boundaries of contemporary music while staying true to the roots of afrobeat.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Emi Aluta Live!
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