Artist: Femi Kuti

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The stuff that dreams are made of... C'mon, you didn't actually think I'd publish my 2011 lists during the actual year of 2011...did you? Now that I have the undivided attention of eight people: Best Show(s) That I Never Saw Lightning Bolt at Healthy Times Fun Club (RIP) Soundgarden/Queens of the Stone Age/Mastodon etc. at the Gorge Pig Destroyer at [...]

Der Sender zdf.kultur macht den Heiligabend zum Festivaltag und sendet ab 05:15 in der früh, Mitschnitte des Festivalsommers 2011. Mit dabei sind u.a. Auftritte von The Drums, White Lies, der We Have Band, Clueso, dEUS und vielen mehr. Erklärt Eurer Familie mal, das dieses Jahr nicht 'Tatsächlich Liebe' geschaut wird. 05.15 Roskilde 2011, Femi Kuti [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

and this is why i speak to you in parables by White Orange In honor of Tupac Shakur's 40th birthday (actually took place last Thursday) and one of my favorite hip-hop ad-libs (my favorite being Young Jeezy's "YEAHHHHHHHH!") of all-time, I am here to share some of the things I have been "feeling" over the past [...]

Afro-pop to get your butt shaking and your blood boiling. Let's party! One glance at the song titles on Femi Kuti's latest album, Africa for Africa, and the thrust of his concerns becomes clear. "Politics in Africa", "Bad Government", "Can't Buy Me", and "Africa for Africa" all express messages protesting corruption and small-mindedness while advocating self-empowerment, national and continental pride, and hard work. Or as Kuti himself puts it, "Given the opportunity, the African man will excell." Listeners used to other, non-Anglophone proponents of Afro-pop -- Salif...

It takes a special kind of person to follow in the footsteps of your world renown father, but that's just who Femi Kuti is. For those who are not familiar, Femi Kuti is the son of Fela Kuti, who is often cited as the creator of "Afrobeat" music. My god, that is a legacy that [...]

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Here is Femi Kuti live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic performing his song "Make We Remember" from his new album Africa for Africa . Related posts: Ra Ra Riot - "Boy" Live In Studio on KCRW Best Coast - "Each and Every Day" Live In Studio on KCRW Elbow - "One Day Like This" Live In Studio on KCRW Black Dub - "Last Time" Live In Studio on KCRW

Femi Kuti talks to Pop & Hiss . "People need to understand what 500 years of slavery did to Africa, what 50 years of colonialism did to Africa, what so many recent years of corrupt government has done to Africa," explains Kuti. "Young people, especially, need to understand this history in its context. They need to understand what people like Marcus Garvey, my father, my grandmother, people like this who sacrificed their time and their lives to fight for the emancipation of Africa." [...]

What is going on this week in the Big D? Monday, May 2, 2011: - The Moody Blues at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, $39.50-$69.50 - ( Tickets ) Tuesday, May 3, 2011: - The Submarines, Pepper Rabbit at The Loft, $10a / $12d - ( Tickets )* Wednesday, May 4, 2011: - Phosphorescent, Family Band at The Loft, $10a / $12d - ( Tickets )* - Royal Bangs at Club Dada, $10 - ( Tickets )* [...]

photos by Andrew St. Clair Femi @ MHOW Chicago Sun-Times : You're always discussed in relation to your father's musical legacy. What does that mean to you? What was his musical legacy? Femi Kuti: It's one that started within our family, creating a music that was unique. Folks in Lagos and Africa can identify. It's very homely for us. It's like funk is to America, or rock. It's a distillation [...]

Femi Kuti , son of Fela Kuti, is an accomplished Nigerian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Femi has carved out his own niche and blossomed into a well-regarded musician with two Grammy nominations as leader of his own band, The Positive Force. He's continued the pioneering ways of his father in the seamless fusion of Afro-Beat and Jazz. However, Femi brings his own contemporary flare to the music incorporating elements of electro and funk and collaborations with artists including Mos Def and Common . His seriously intense social commentaries are masked with some of the most engaging and [...]

• Femi Kuti - Do Your Best (Featuring Mos Def)
• Femi Kuti - Missing Link (feat. Common)
• Femi Kuti - One Two

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Julien Mignot Having been a working musicians since his teens and standing today as full-fledged Afrobeat royalty, 48-year-old Femi Kuti has decided it's finally time to get to the point. "There's always been a problem of mine of how to reach where I'm going," the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, speaking by somewhat audible phone from his home in Lagos, Nigeria, tells Spinner. "I have a [...]

Crystal Stilts - In Love with Oblivion Low - C'mon Panda Bear - Tomboy TVotR - Nine Types of Light Vivian Girls - Share the Joy Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys! Femi Kuti - Africa for Africa Foo Fighters - Wasting Light WWTB [...]

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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 string of dates. NYC hits the jackpot with a double-dose: Apr 26 at Highline Ballroom and Apr 27 at Music Hall of Williamsburg . Tickets just went [...]

• Femi Kuti - Dem Bobo

Afro beats and Kwaito are African genres that I like and so I thought I would share some songs, listen as they are awesome. The first is by Mos Def & Femi Kuti, the second is by Professor and the final by Kabelo, enjoy!

the legendary Femi Kuti jammed for the Blogothèque's Take Away Show recorded in Paris, La Bellevilloise, October 2010

Dans la famille Kuti je voudrais le fils. Oui, celui qui empreinte les chemins musicaux hypnotiques de son père, la lègende de l'afrobeat, j'ai nommé Femi. Femi Kuti , ou comment reprendre les reines du royaume de feu Fela. Africa For Africa , sorti le 8 novembre est dans la lignée de ses précédents disques mais pas tant que ça. Un trop plein de chaleur, des rythmes enivrants, des beats entêtants et une voix toujours dressée pour la bonne cause ou pour mettre le doigt là où [...]

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