All About Jazz — By: Jim Welte Femi Kuti by Nicolas Hidiroglou The mythology of Fela Anikulapo Kuti is unrivaled in music. As the story goes, the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer stood tall in the face of vicious, politically-charged harassment from the government for ne... more info

JamBase — By: Jim Welte Femi Kuti by Nicolas Hidiroglou The mythology of Fela Anikulapo Kuti is unrivaled in music. As the story goes, the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer stood tall in the face of vicious, politically-charged harassment from the government fo... more info

Guardian Music — All the live action from the past seven days, with Tom Jones, Femi Kuti and Sting more info

Guardian Music — Members of Radiohead, Wilco and the Smiths are uniting for a charity supergroup project, brought together by Neil Finn.We're not sure whether this sounds like a dream or a nightmare – certainly we hoped that if Ed O'Brien, Jeff Tweedy and John... more info

Pitchfork — Femi Kuti, eldest son of Afrobeat legend Fela and an international touring sensation himself, has crafted his first studio LP in seven years. Entitled Day by Day, the set has been out for a minute in much of the world, and was issued just today (Nove... more info

All About Jazz — World Music Breakthroughs, Now on Stage in America: globalFEST 2009 at NYC's Webster Hall, January 11, 2009 Line-up to feature Calypso Rose, Chicha Libre, Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Hot 8 Brass Band, Kailash Kher's Kailasa, L&O, La Troba Kun... more info

Pitchfork — Femi Kuti, eldest son of Afrobeat legend Fela and an international touring sensation himself, has crafted his first studio LP in seven years. Entitled Day by Day, the set has been out for a minute in much of the world, and was issued just today (Nove... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, London The gyrations of three female singers make it unsafe for him to perform in Islamic northern Nigeria more info

XLR8R — Downtown Records releases Day by Day from Afro-pop king Femi Kuti today, and the eldest son of legendary producer Fela Kuti has a round of tour dates in support of the new album. Backed by a band that consists of no less than 17 members and goes by t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — On the eve the release of his first studio album in seven years, Femi Kuti has confirmed a U.S. tour that will see the Afrobeat legend play venues from coast to coast in January 2009. Femi's forthcoming album, Day By... more info