​FEMI KUTI AND THE POSITIVE FORCE BAND 

Femi Kuti is back once more with his personal interpretation of Afrobeat, the style founded by his late father, Fela Kuti. The album contains a few songs that were on his Live at the Shrine DVD and a host of new songs that he's been playing live the last few years. This album was recorded in the Decca studio's in Lagos, Nigeria. A studio where his legendary father recorded no less legendary songs like "Sorrow, Tears and Blood" and "ITT". As you can guess the Decca studios aren't quite on the level of the high tech studios in Paris or London. It gives the album a bit of a "one-dimensional" sound that reminds us a bit of his father's work, which isn't a bad thing either way. But the album was purposely recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, as the city has an energy of its own (and I'm not speaking about the electricity network that fails the people almost every day). So one thing that stands out on this album is the energy. In fact the energy and intention are so persuasive that it leaves no room for melancholy or sentimentalism. This album is the closest you can get to Femi's superhot live performances and you could call it "a live album from the studio".