Barely a week after his older brother Femi, Seun Kuti also presents a new long player. You only have to glance at the cover of 'Black Times' to realize Seun is unleashing all his revolutionary devils on this album: "'Black Times' is a true reflection of my political and social beliefs. It is an album for anybody who believes in change and understands the duty we have to rise up and come together. The elites always try to divide the poor people of the world. The same oppression felt by workers in Flint, Michigan is felt by workers in Lagos and Johannesburg.". Opener 'Last Revolutionary' is a solid tribute to fallen revolutionary heroes like Kwame Nkrumah and Thomas Sankara, in hope their actions can and will inspire others: "I say the names of these men who died for us without any promise of resurrection. Maybe people will Google them, then set out on a journey whose destination is unknown.". For the 9 minute plus title track 'Black Times', in which Kuti calls on the black world population to finally claim their rights, Seun also managed to persuade guitar legend Carlos Santana to lend a hand. Of course a sharp critique of the Nigerian political class can't be missing from the track list: 'Corporate Public Control Department (CPCD)' is an indictment of the corrupt and hypocritical policies of current Nigerian president Muhammadu Bahari, and in closing track 'Theory Of Goat And Yam', Kuti denounces a statement by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who compared corrupt politicians with goats unable to resist temptation when confronted with a succulent yam. Like his father, Fela, Seun remains a devotee of the green herb, and in 'Bad Man Lighter' he demands the right to be allowed to light an occasional spliff. For the frenetic 'Kuke Kee Mee' Seun joined forces with Egypt 80 saxophonist Abedimeji 'Showboy' Fagbemi, and, for the lyrics, drew inspiration from a Nigerian proverb used when someone is consistently on your case: "Save yourself the stress and kuku kill me now!". With 'African Dreams' Seun wants to try to convince African youths to focus on Africa instead of obsessing with the materialistic American Dream: "Pay no heed to examples set by "accepted" African-American celebrities, and marvel instead at the philosophies of great thinkers like the late pan-Africanist Doctor Amos Wilson.". First class revolutionary afro-groove made in Belgium, as 'Black Times' was recorded at Jet Studio in Brussels!