Seun Kuti
SFJAZZ Dialogues (For Members)
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7m 7s
“Evolving The Afrobeat Tradition” SFJAZZ Dialogues w/ Seun Kuti & Terence Blanchard
The saxophonist, composer and Egypt 80 bandleader sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard to discuss the process of finding his own sound within the tradition laid out by his father, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
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