Femi Kuti is not just great musician but he is a genius at playing musical instruments. As a matter of fact, some argue that he plays the saxophone better than his late dad, Fela.
In this chat with Thenetng, Femi urges the young generation of Nigerian musicians to embrace playing musical instruments.
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‘I’ll love to see more young people play musical instruments, because the music scene in Nigeria is frightening, most of these young generation singers just concentrate on computers, but they forget that it’s only for a little time because after awhile, they’ll become irrelevant,’ he said.
He added that, ‘What do you do when you get to my age? If you have nothing to showcase to inspire the younger generation, you become irrelevant. You must always remember that if you cannot show dexterity and improvisation with your musical instrument, it won’t work. Just imagine me behaving like Wizkid or Davido (laughs).’
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‘The only reason why someone like me remains relevant is when I present my band and when I take hold of my musical instrument, no young person will listen to it and not be amazed. If they don’t see it, they will feel it.’ he concluded.
The afrobeat legend will be headlining the Live in Abuja concert later tonight at Sheraton Hotel.