Femi Kuti News

 
The Guardian
Womad 2012: Femi Kuti joins Robert Plant and Jimmy Cliff at festival
The Guardian
The Nigerian musician Femi Kuti, whose funk interpretation of his father Fela's afrobeat has brought him to a new generation of fans, will be appearing at the world music festival Womad, it was announced on Thursday. Also joining Robert Plant, ...


 
25.05.12 WOMAD, Florence + The Machine, Blur, Elton John, Blink 182, of ...
I Like Music
Femi Kuti, Khaled and Gurrumul will head to Charlton Park in Wiltshire on July 27th-29th to join a busy line-up, full details of which you can see at www.womad.co.uk. Florence + The Machine are to team up with world-famous artist and photographer David ...

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The Guardian
Sleeve notes: The Stone Roses resurrected
The Guardian
... with two new albums Beatles 'backwards' Abbey Road photo sells for £16000 Michael Jackson's Bad reissue to feature unseen video footage Womad 2012: Femi Kuti joins Robert Plant and Jimmy Cliff at festival Blur have abandoned album sessions, ...

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Daily Maverick
Identity: Still the ultimate hot potato for Africa's artists
Daily Maverick
On the music side, Nigeria's Femi Kuti, once termed “the most popular African musician of his generation” – though he has never quite achieved the iconic status of his father, Fela – shared the stage with South Africa's Simphiwe Dana.

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Open Forum 2012 - Africa, Love Thyself
AllAfrica.com
It's a who's who of African activists, artists, academics and political figures, with everyone from ex-Mozambiquan President Joaquim Chissano to Nigerian singer Femi Kuti scheduled to take the microphone at some point. The way the programme is laid out ...

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JamBase
Jam Cruise 11: moe., MMW w/ Sco, funky METERS, Femi Kuti
JamBase
Jam Cruise 11 will set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on January 7, 2013 and return on January 12, 2013, with port stops in the Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, and a stop at Coco Cay, a Private Island in the Bahamas. The MSC Poesia remains home to Jam Cruise ...

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Times LIVE
Africa Day all over the world
Times LIVE
Malian singer Salif Keita will appear at the new Soweto Theatre, in Jabulani, on Sunday. Nigerian singer Femi Kuti will speak at the Open Forum Conference in Cape Town. The Johannesburg Arts and Culture Department is hosting a three-day Africa film ...

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