Topic: Femi Kuti
LONDON (Reuters) - Nigerian singer Femi Kuti was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards, winning praise for dynamic songs that railed against corruption and repression in Africa.Kuti had stepped out of the shadow of his father, the ...
More than a million people attended Fela Kuti's funeral in Lagos in 1997 and being his oldest son must be a burden as well as a blessing, yet Femi Kuti carries it impressively lightly. At their best, on the opening Truth ...
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Femi Kuti takes the stage and launches into his politically tinged music the same way his famous father used to, carrying on a tradition some say represents the best of Nigeria 50 years after independence."Being an artist in Nigeria ... is still ...
The initial and official lineup for the eighth annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has just been released and includes over 75 performers. It's a normally occurrence to see Bonnaroo sell out early on and this year's tickets go on sale ...
Choices include Slavic Soul Party! -Brooklyn's finest dance band-and San Francisco's cross-cultural folk-pop act Rupaand the April Fishes.. Here Comes Trouble 92YTribeca; Fri 9 Brooklyn watering hole Barb?s and San Francisco talent agency Trouble Worldwide offer six bands from ...
After this article went to press, TONY received word that Femi Kuti had fallen ill once again, resulting in the postponement of his Webster Hall show on Thu 8 and canceling his appearance at globalFEST on Sun 11. If the doctor had ...
The long musical arm of the Kuti family has a mighty reach. With four generations of musicians behind him, Femi Kuti could be said to be standing on the shoulders of giants, not least those of his father, the creator of Afrobeat ...
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