7PM, November 4th & 5th, The Jazz Cafe.
Afrobeat proponent, Femi Kuti would be performing at The Jazz Cafe, UK on the 4th and 5th of November. Come see him perform the very best of the genre made popular by his late father. Femi has been described as an upgraded model of his father, Fela, leaner, enhanced for clubland, sonically stronger by Time Out and “One of the true giants of African music” by Q MAGAZINE.
Femi Kuti was born Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti on June 12, 1962 in London. He grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where, at 15, he started playing saxophone in his father’s band, Egypt 80. In 1986 he formed his own band, the Positive Force. His first record was released in 1995 by Tabu/Motown, followed four years later by Shoki Shoki (MCA), which garnered widespread critical acclaim. In 2001 he collaborated with Common and Mos Def on Fight to Win, an effort to cross over to a mainstream audience, and started touring the United States with Jane’s Addiction. In 2004 he opened The Shrine, his club, where he recorded the live album Africa Shrine. After a 4-year absence due to personal setbacks, he re-emerged in 2008 with Day by Day and Africa for Africa in 2010, for which he received two Grammy nominations. In 2012 he was both inducted into the Headies Hall of Fame, was the opening act on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ European arena tour and became an Ambassador for Amnesty International. He continues to expand the diversity of his artistry on his new album (2013) No Place for My Dream and is – ahh-hhm – a judge on Nigeria’s huge TV show Nigerian Idol.
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