Seun Kuti live in concert.
ON TOUR

Seun Kuti

38
critic concert reviews
global

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
%
Based on 
38
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critic Consensus

Based on 38 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Seun Kuti is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Seun Kuti concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stylish, vibrant, and intense.

ON TOUR

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, United States (June 16); Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Canada (July 17);

Latest Release

Newen Plays Fela (Vol. II) - EP (October 22, 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
(1/11/1983) (1/11/1983)
Bio
Seun Kuti is the youngest son of the famous Nigerian afro-beat musician Fela Kuti. Seun started learning to play saxophone when he was eight, which is also when he started taking piano lessons.
Has Performed With
Egypt 80, Mos Def

Critic Concert Reviews

Louder Than War (UK)

June 3, 2022
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Andy Brown heads down to Belgrave Music Hall for some revolutionary afrobeat with Seun Kuti and Egypt 80. He shares his thoughts for Louder Than War.

The Arts Desk (UK)

November 6, 2019
100
%
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Village Underground review - more than a homage to Fela

MAGNET Magazine (USA)

February 24, 2019
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Take On New York City

Rave Child (Scotland)

May 11, 2018
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Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland on May 3, 2018

The Scotsman (Scotland)

May 5, 2018
80
%
Seun Kuti Live In Concert In Scotland

Rhythm Passport (UK)

May 4, 2018
%
The venue almost juxtaposed the performance on stage; as one entered, a musical, colourful spectacle erupted from the stage, held together with aged wooden beams and high ceilings.

KEXP (USA)

October 6, 2017
%
Supporting his latest release, Struggle Sounds (out now on Sony Masterworks), his music burst from the stage painting a picture of the socio-political landscape in Nigeria.

Past critic reviews published in

KEXP (USA), Brighton Source (UK), Undertoner (Denmark), Soundvenue (Denmark), GetIntoThis (UK) and more

Image Credit

Benoot Derrier [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons