Seun Kuti

I recently realized that I had included Egyptian musician Seun Kuti in my Africa regional class, but had not remembered to mention him in this class, where his story is even more appropriate. 

Photo: seunkutimusic.com

I found myself returning to his story because we are doing some work on economic geography that relates to the outsized role of IMF on the continent. 

As NPR journalist Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, he "is the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. He began playing with his father's band Egypt 80 at age 8 — and took it over upon his father's death just six years later." 

Please read the text that accompanied her "First Listen" audio story -- it describes many of the tracks (including one entitled IMF) and has links to related music, including some from his father.