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Day By Day
by Femi Kuti
The son of Afobeat legend Fela Kuti releases his latest album which features more piano and trumpet.
| LABEL: |
Downtown |
| RELEASE DATE: |
18 November 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
World |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
All Music Guide
He's come into his own carrying on the tradition of Afro-beat, but putting his own beautiful signature on it as its original heir.
80
Billboard
Kuti studied piano and revisited the trumpet, his original instrument, resulting in a more textured and jazz-influenced approach this time out.
80
Mojo
Finger-pointing music has rarely been as much fun. [Nov 2008, p.116]
80
PopMatters
Seven years was certainly worth the wait for Day by Day, one of the 2008’s best releases. The album features all the hallmarks of a pop sensation—tight arrangements with intoxicating hooks, rousing choruses, and sing-along vocals.
75
Entertainment Weekly
Femi's always good for a few easy-riding horn grooves and political calls to arms that his old man would be proud of, which is more than most musicians not named Kuti can claim.
67
Austin Chronicle
The album lacks the gut-punch intensity of brother Seun Kuti's recent debut, and the lyrics occasionally border on the trite, but Femi certainly lives up to the family name.
60
Observer Music Monthly
Femi's new album suffers in comparison to Seun's – while the tracks are fairly enjoyable, Femi's lyrics are the usual worthy but clunking stuff.
60
Spin
Though Day by Day doesn't include any tracks as memorable as 1999's 'Beng Beng Beng,' Kuti still shines.
60
Uncut
This is different (from his last studio album) again, the rhythms of Afrobeat now cleved to an ambitious jazziness. [Dec 2008, p.100]
60
Q Magazine
Like his dad, he's more of a declaimer than a singer, but that's still plenty good enough to get his politicised sloganeering across. [Dec 2008, p.130]
The average user rating for this album is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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