Femi Kuti

On May 15, 2017, Kuti broke the Guinness world record for a single held note on a saxophone -- 51 minutes and 35 seconds -- via the technique of circular breathing (cycling the breath in and out simultaneously). In November, Kuti announced the forthcoming release of his tenth album, One People One World, and issued its title track as a video single. It showcased footage of him playing live at The Shrine, the memorial created for his father. He followed it in late January of 2018 with a second single, "Na Their Way Be That." The full-length One People One World, recorded mainly in Lagos with his longstanding band Positive Force, was issued by Knitting Factory in February 2018. In 2021, Partisan Records, home to Fela's large catalog, released Legacy +. The package included two albums: Femi's Stop the Hate and his son Made Kuti's For(e)ward. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist and a member of Positive Force for decades, Made played everything on his recording. Three years later, M-Plant issued a recording and video of a 2019 collaborative live performance between Detroit techno pioneer Robert Hood (Underground Resistance) and Kuti. Performing at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, the pair improvised on the musical influence of funk godfather James Brown. ~ Thom Jurek & Jason Birchmeier, Rovi

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