Seun Kuti grabs De La Soul’s Posdnuos for the Grand Stand version of “Stand Well Well.” The single is from the deluxe version of his Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) album released last year. Pos adds another dimension to the song as the Native Tongue member meets Afrobeat royalty for a cross-cultural jam. He had this to say about the collaboration: “Seun is a powerful soul and it’s inspirational being around him whenever I have been. The song for me means to stand well rooted in agreeableness. Standing well rooted against the whirlwind of misery dressed up as entertainment online, as well as its powerful elixir of self-doubting. Standing focused to not fall for the trap of redundancy that being on social media can present.” As the youngest son of late Afrobeat architect Fela Kuti, Seun has made the same commitment as his father to use music for social change.
Kamasi Washington, Alborosie, and Adi Oasis also have appearances on the deluxe edition of Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) which comes out May 28th on Record Kicks. Kuti is going on a tour of the United States in April with stops at Coachella and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Tickets for the tour that goes through more than 20 cities by the end of May are on sale now.
