This was never really an option (and most likely not really an aspiration either) for singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Femi Kuti, whose own journey in ... into their promotional cycles seem ...

The Roots: The Philly hip-hop collective and Tonight Show house band will play Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens on July 20. Femi Kuti: a July 27 show with the Nigerian superstar and his band ...

Femi Kuti, Marcus Miller and many more. Jeremy Irons hosts an extraordinary International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert featuring performances by renowned musicians including Herbie Hancock ...

Nigerian musician and long time voice for justice Femi Kuti plays Koko on Jan 24 following the release ... probably best known for his TV and film music – if you’ve seen House / Bones / One Tree Hill ...

Plus our iconic live music house, The Counts hosts local icons Jazz Party and The ... She has performed alongside Gregory Porter, Emanuel Harrold, Reggie Watts, Femi Kuti, Chet Faker, Darius Brubeck, ...

GONYEA: That was musician Femi Kuti. His latest album, "Journey Through Life," is out now. (SOUNDBITE OF FEMI KUTI SONG, "AFTER 24 YEARS") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has revealed that he faced opposition from his father, Fela Kuti and his fans after he left the Afrobeat pioneer’s band to form his own in 1986. He explained that Fela ...

LAGOS — Sat comfortably in a large chair at the New Afrika Shrine, his family's legendary Nigerian music venue, Femi Kuti was surrounded by history. The concert hall is an homage to his father Fela ...

Sat comfortably in a large chair at the New Afrika Shrine, his family's legendary Nigerian music venue, Femi Kuti was surrounded by history. The concert hall is an homage to his father Fela Kuti's ...

Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti speaks on the foundation of Afrobeats Femi Kuti disputes claims that Tony Allen co-created Afrobeat with Fela According to Grammy-nominated Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti ...

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 ...