Femi Kuti
On his new album Africa For Africa, Femi Kuti, son of Nigeria's late Afrobeat King, Fela "Anikulapo" Kuti, articulates a raw and forceful call to the long tradition of Afrobeat. Recorded at Decca/Afrodisia, the same studio where he produced his first recordings with his father and No Cause For Alarm?, Africa for Africa is in several ways a return to Femi's roots.
Deliberately less produced than its predecessor, Day by Day, it aims to present Afrobeat in its roughest, purest form. Femi continues to develop his activist voice on the new album, with the lyrics addressing government oppression and other modern problems in Africa, but the music retains a visceral power.
Femi Kuti's Dancer
Information about his upcoming performances are below:
April 26th 2011 - Highline Ballroom (431 W 16th Street, NYC) - For tickets click here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3526005
April 27th 2011 - Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N 6th Street, Brooklyn) - For tickets click here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004655E5B3B28A?artistid=806881&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
For more about the artist, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femi_Kuti or www.myspace.com/femikuti
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