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Like father, like son...Femi Kuti takes the genius of his father, Afrobeat superstar Fela Anikulapo Kuti - into a new dimension. Femi's version of Afrobeat is the most exciting sound to emerge from Nigeria in years, borrowing the best elements of his father's powerful legacy - deep funk grooves, blazing horns, exuberant percussion and provocative lyrics that propel James Brown's beats back to Africa - and adding the freshness of young Lagos and its taste for the new sounds of the urban dancefloor.

Archive listings for Femi Kuti

Work type: Concert.

and The Positive Force - T1002016146

2 May 10De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea :: V651
listing details L657303413

and The Positive Force - T01375379910

Femi Kuti returns to the fold with his first studio album in five years, Day by Day (Wrasse), which celebrates the legacy of his father, legendary Afro-beat pioneer Fela Kuti; it marks a spiritual coming together that takes his music back to Fela’s roots. Femi’s powerful muscular saxophone style and his mighty stage presence, combined with the driving percussion and horns of The Positive Force radiate pure, raw and explosive energy.European chart-storming Ayo, compared to Corinne Bailey-Rae, Lauryn Hill and Norah Jones, brings a mix of contemporary soul, folk and reggae. This concert is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast on World Routes on Saturday 22 November.Group/Band Ayo.
14 Nov 08Southbank Centre, West End :: V423
listing details L0934966339

T1573566385

24 Nov 02Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156
listing details L02044423056

Other listings

15 Sep 19Queen's Hall, Edinburgh :: V603
listing details L01504986399
14 Sep 19O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol :: V0995052582
listing details L1560760928
9 Jun 19Band on the Wall, Manchester :: V469333209
listing details L0675110617
8 Jun 19O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham :: V495447509
listing details L01802742488
30 May 18Islington Assembly Hall, Inner London :: V0149372148
listing details L226168979
29 May 18Band on the Wall, Manchester :: V469333209
listing details L01856321771
4 Jul 12O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester :: V1693916934
listing details L01977167238
9 Mar 02Hackney Picturehouse (formerly Hackney Ocean), Outer London :: V01995268682
listing details L1952621614
23 Jun 00Barbican Centre, West End :: V371
listing details L1697251061

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