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Nigeria's Femi Kuti lauded as best World Music artist

4957 days ago

Reuters — 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. more info

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Femi Kuti expands the legacy of legendary father

4957 days ago

Chicago Tribune — Eldest son builds on Fela's Afro-beat sound, politically charged lyricsFemi Kuti, 48, is the first-born son of a legend. It is not an easy life constantly being measured against a man who changed African music, but Kuti has forged a brilliant career ... more info

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Femi Kuti is here, Lord Huron added to Brooklyn show (on tour now) --- updated 2011 dates

4959 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Lord Huron @ Bowery Ballroom during CMJ (more by Amanda Hatfield) Femi Kuti's current North American tour hits Highline Ballroom in NYC tonight (4/26). Tickets are still on sale and you'll get an opening set by producer/dj Nutritious. Tickets are... more info

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(Goldmine Sacks) Week in Pop: Femi Kuti, Com Truise, Weekend

4963 days ago

Impose Magazine — Man what a week. This week we saw Kanye collaborating with Katy Perry, Weird 'Al' taking on Gaga, Time Magazine dubbing the Bieb and Bruno Mars as influential as Oprah, Rage Against the Machine slating a date at L.A. Rising July 3, and um, Muse (shou... more info

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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 – review

4969 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonFour years ago it was Femi Kuti who headed the annual African Soul Rebels tour, joined, as has been customary, by two other bands. This year it's very different. His younger brother Seun is the new afrobeat hero and the mor... more info

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On eve of Nigerian elections and the opening of 'Fela!' in Lagos, Femi Kuti talks politics, legacy, and music

4971 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Femi Kuti makes something more than music. His dozen or so album releases and hugely popular concerts (“one of the more powerful live shows on Earth,” according to the Onion) are imbued with the weight of family legacy and Kuti’s... more info

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Fela Kuti musical moves to Nigeria

5012 days ago

Guardian Music — Award-winning stage musical on the 'father of afrobeat' heads to Lagos, a move welcomed by his eldest daughter, YeniPretentious it isn't. Beneath the giant corrugated iron roof is a shabby stage, a sprawl of picnic tables and market stalls, and young... more info

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Femi Kuti's "Africa for Africa" coming to North America (MP3, Take Away Shows & 2011 Tour Dates)

5019 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Femi Kuti - Dem Bobo (MP3) Femi Kuti @ Lincoln Center (more by Chris La Putt) Afrobeat royalty will majestically parade through North America in April/May, as Femi Kuti & The Positive Force will hit the road for a... more info

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