Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life (2025) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:00 minutes | 576 MB | Genre: World, Afrobeat, Jazz, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Partisan Records

Femi Kuti’s ‘Journey Through Life’ marks a deeply personal chapter in the Afrobeat legend’s career. Known for his sharp critiques of political corruption and social injustice, Femi balances his signature “sweet music with a bitter message” with introspective reflections on family, life, and personal growth. Revisiting old tracks with fresh perspectives and producing entirely on his own for the first time, the album captures his journey as an artist, activist, and father.In 1998, Femi Kuti released Shoki Shoki, his fourth album, but the first to be released after his father’s death in 1997. While the album found Femi still forging his own sonic path, Fela’s death (and the mid-‘90s Afrobeat renaissance that had international audiences again clamoring for the sounds emerging from the Kalakuta Empire) meant that eldest son Femi was now explicitly carrying the torch for music that was as uncompromising politically as it was undeniably funky. Shoki Shoki contained the lyrically direct “Sorry Sorry,” which called out the overreach of the military dictatorship that then ruled Nigeria uninterrupted since 1983. And while the junta was replaced in 1999 by elected politicians, for everyday Nigerians, it’s very much been a plus ça change situation.

Femi Kuti addresses that weariness directly in Journey Through Life. “After 24 Years” is a groove-oriented number but still manages to evoke what it sounds like to be exhausted by the constant strife and political troubles of his beloved country. That said, most of the rest of Journey Through Life is largely upbeat. To be sure, whether it’s the rambunctious and nearly joyous “Politics Don Expose Them,” the absolutely smoking funk jam “Corruption na Stealing” (which boasts some stunning keyboard work accenting the locked in groove), or album closer “Think My People Think,” these relentless and infectious grooves are paired with lyrical exhortations that are anything but glib. However, it’s not all political fire breathing here; the title track is a wonderfully expressive number on which Kuti reflects on his 60-plus years on Earth. Similarly, the album’s penultimate cut, “Work on Myself,” reminds listeners to reflect on becoming their best selves. The last few moments of this track feature a spare solo vocal that may be Kuti’s most riveting performance on the whole record. – Jason Ferguson

Tracklist:

1-1. Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life (03:45)
1-2. Femi Kuti – Chop And Run (05:30)
1-3. Femi Kuti – After 24 Years (03:40)
1-4. Femi Kuti – Corruption na Stealing (06:39)
1-5. Femi Kuti – Politics Don Expose Them (04:44)
1-6. Femi Kuti – Shotan (05:15)
1-7. Femi Kuti – Oga Doctor (05:41)
1-8. Femi Kuti – Last Mugu (02:56)
1-9. Femi Kuti – Work on Myself (03:40)
1-10. Femi Kuti – Think My People Think (06:05)

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