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Nigerian Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has spent over four decades carrying the torch of his father Fela’s revolutionary music and political legacy. Now, with the release of his 13th album Journey Through ...
Femi Kuti learnt early on that his name spelt trouble. “In school, I was on the field fighting every day because the children of the rich would say things against my father,” he tells Big Issue when ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Kuti family navigate sibling rivalry carefully. Nonetheless, it is tempting to wonder whether part of ...
Daughter of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Yeni Kuti, has revealed that her father was admitted to Trinity College of ...
GONYEA: The album draws inspiration from jazz, funk and West African music, and it pays homage to the Afrobeat sound that Femi's father, Fela Kuti, helped create in the 1960s. Kuti spoke to us ...
Mádé Kuti, grandson of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and son of Femi Kuti, has returned with the brand new single, "I Won't Run Away". Speaking of the track, Kuti explains: "I was thinking a lot about ...
THE GRANDSON of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and son of Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, Mádé Kuti has been making waves in the music scene with his unique sound since the age of eight, he’s also just ...
Go through the diverse list of legendary saxophone players of today from jazz, rock, and fusion, including icons like Kenny G ...
He was also a voice for Africans all over the world living in oppression. Seun’s older brother Femi Kuti is also a touring musician who carries the Afrobeat torch of his father. He plays at ...
In a recent announcement, Wizkid revealed that the documentary was made when life got crazy for him. It is of note that on ...
Femi Kuti’s “One People One World” brought the audience to their feet as it echoed one of the messages of Jazz: It is the most democratic form of music, taking the sounds, movements and ...
Vow, thank you so much. I feel like this category in itself has been so insane like Burna Boy, Wizkid, Femi Kuti, Angélique Kidjo…” Arooj was also nominated in the Best New Artist category, but that ...