Final Up to date on Aug 21, 2022 | 10:46 by Tommy
The son of Afrobeat pioneer, Femi Kuti drops a brand new track and video titled “Pa Pa Pa”.
‘Pa Pa Pa‘ Earlier than Femi Kuti was his personal bandleader, he began taking part in saxophone in his father – Fela Kuti’s – band, Egypt 80, in 1979, the place he discovered the ins and outs of performing with a legend. “My father was so enormous,” Femi says with amusing. “I taught myself every part I knew, so I used to be studying on the job, and you aren’t allowed to make errors. Being in entrance of such an icon, it may be intimidating.” In 1984, Femi had no alternative however to satisfy his future after Fela was arrested on the Lagos airport simply earlier than the beginning of a U.S. tour and Femi was requested to be the frontman of his father’s band as an alternative of cancelling the reveals.
In 1986, Femi created his personal band, referred to as Constructive Pressure, which rapidly gained notoriety as a formidable group in Afrobeat music. Over the subsequent 30 years, Femi would amass worldwide acclaim as an envoy of this righteous music and lots of humanitarian organizations. Constructive Pressure remains to be on the forefront of the Afrobeat motion, increasing the music’s vocabulary by including hints of punk and hip-hop to the sound, whereas sustaining its conventional roots and political message. Femi has carried out on a few of the world’s most prestigious phases and festivals, and collaborated with iconic musicians throughout a big selection of genres, most recently Coldplay on their track “Arabesque,” which is featured on their newest album On a regular basis Life.
Cease The Hate — Femi’s eleventh studio album — arrives simply when listeners want it most, as Black individuals all through the world proceed the combat for equal rights and the top of police brutality. All through his album, Femi criticizes the native authorities for inflicting chaos when it must be selling peace. “From corruption him shut eye take cash,” Femi sings on the distinctive “You Can’t Struggle Corruption With Corruption.” In an interview, he delves higher into the which means: “I’m speaking in regards to the authorities in Nigeria. The president tried to win the election, and he surrounds himself with all people who’s corrupt. You may’t take cash from criminals after which combat criminals. In case you are a great man, you don’t take cash from unhealthy guys to combat unhealthy guys. You simply must discover a higher solution to combat unhealthy guys.”
“Pà Pá Pà” is taken from the forthcoming album Legacy +, out February 12 on Partisan Information. The track video was shot on the Afrika Shrine in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos by video director Adasa Cookey.
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LYRICS
As I stand earlier than you
I would like you to take heed to me nicely
As I stand earlier than you
I would like you to listen to me nicely
You see this our life
Our lives transfer very quick
Our lives on this life
Our lives transfer very quick
Is why we should face the federal government
Authorities should not waste our time
Is why we should face the federal government
Authorities should not waste our time
When authorities waste our time
Authorities waste our life
Brothers and sisters
When authorities waste our time
Authorities waste our life
If authorities no match do their job
(PA PA PA!)
Make them comot for there
(PA PA PA!)
Make them comot for there
(PA PA PA!)
If authorities no match do their work
(PA PA PA!)
Make them give us electrical energy
(PA PA PA!)
Make them restore all of the roads
(PA PA PA!)
Made them give us good well being care
(PA PA PA!)
Make them give us clear water to drink
(PA PA PA!)
Pa pa pa o
(PA PA PA!)
Pa pa pa o
(PA PA PA!)
Everyone
Very quick e o
(PA PA PA!)
Very quick e o
(PA PA PA!)
Get down get down
(PA PA PA!)
Get down come on get down
(PA PA PA!)
Get down
Pa pa pa o
(PA PA PA!)
Pa pa pa o
(PA PA PA!)
Very quick e o
(PA PA PA!)
Very quick e o
(PA PA PA!)
Get down get down
(PA PA PA!)
Get down come on get down
(PA PA PA!)
Get down
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