Femi Kuti News and Photos

Salif Keita, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, review

Mon, February 04 2013 2:17pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Mali is in the headlines as the location of a bloody and worryingly international conflict.

TVD Ticket Giveaway: Femi Kuti at the 9:30 Club, 1/25

Thu, January 24 2013 4:00pm - Source: The Vinyl District

With a new album in the works, Femi Kuti and The Positive Force have kicked off the new year with a US tour to promote the new record, No Place for My Dream , which is set for an early 2013 release.

Femi Kuti Returns to Afrobeat Roots on New Album

Fri, December 14 2012 9:59pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Unlike his 2010 Grammy-winning album, Africa for Africa , Femi Kuti opted to record its forthcoming follow-up, No Place for My Dream , in Paris instead of Nigeria.

TVD Ticket Giveaway: John Legend at DAR Constitution Hall, 10/22

Tue, August 14 2012 10:33pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Behind the boyishly handsome face is a mind bent on leadership.

Womad festival: how was it for you?

Mon, July 30 2012 2:23pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

If you find yourself wandering round today in an unusually meditative state for a Monday, smelling faintly of incense, sipping a chai latte and nodding your head in time to an imaginary drumbeat, chances are you've just emerged from Womad 2012 , which took place this weekend.

Womad 2012 day three, live: Robert Plant, DJ Yoda

Sun, July 29 2012 11:50am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Oh, and here's some photographic evidence of the royal visit: WOMADCHARLTONPK ina duck Hat !!

Womad 2012 day two, live: Khaled, Cornershop, Femi Kuti

Sat, July 28 2012 10:48am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Good morning, and welcome back to Womad.

Man with a whole lotta talent

Tue, July 10 2012 11:19pm - Source: The Independent - Music

With his straggly hair pulled back, a goatee and a family of well-lived in wrinkles marking out several lifetimes, there's nothing plastic about Robert Plant; he has lived fully through several reincarnations, from midlands Beatnik to new Yardbirds singer, priapic 1970s rock god, 1980s survivor, 1990s reviver, and in the last decade, evoking rootsy Americana with 2007's hugely successful Raising Sand with Alison Krauss and the recent Band of Joy project with Buddy Miller and co-vocalist Patty Griffin, to whom he is rumoured to have married.

Back2Black Festival, Saturday 30th June 2012

Wed, July 04 2012 6:01pm - Source: Music-News.com

In terms of pure entertainment, there is no more vibrant and welcoming a place to be as London right now.

Hot Docs Mini Review: Beware of Mr. Baker

Sat, May 05 2012 2:22pm - Source: Big Thoughts From A Small Mind

Considered one of the greatest jazz drummers to every live, Ginger Baker is better known for his work with rock n' roll supergroups Cream and Bad Faith.

TVD Ticket and Vinyl Giveaway: Nappy Riddem with Super Hi-Fi at Montserrat House, tomorrow 4/5

Wed, April 04 2012 9:15pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Tomorrow, April 5th, catch a fire at the Montserrat House !

Femi Kuti at Big Orange Studios Aug 25, 2011

Thu, August 25 2011 2:33pm - Source: Daytrotter

You need go no further that the title track of Femi Kuti's latest album, "Africa For Africa," to understand the eldest son of the legendary Fela Kuti. It's a message that dancehall and reggae singers have been a broken record about for decades, upon decades.

Shorties (Femi Kuti, Writers and Kitties, and more)

Fri, May 13 2011 1:38pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

"People need to understand what 500 years of slavery did to Africa, what 50 years of colonialism did to Africa, what so many recent years of corrupt government has done to Africa," explains Kuti. "Young people, especially, need to understand this history in its context. They need to understand what people like Marcus Garvey, my father, my grandmother, people like this who sacrificed their time and their lives to fight for the emancipation of Africa."

Femi Kuti Takes His Message to the Battlefield on 'Africa for Africa'

Tue, April 12 2011 7:17pm - Source: Spinner

Having been a working musicians since his teens and standing today as full-fledged Afrobeat royalty, 48-year-old Femi Kuti has decided it's finally time to get to the point.

Nominees announced for Songlines Music Awards 2011

Fri, March 18 2011 4:23pm - Source: Music Week

Femi Kuti, the son of legendary Afrobeat artist Fela, is nominated for his album Africa For Africa on Wrasse; Moura is nominated for Leva Me Aos Fados on World Village; Cheikh Lô for Jamm on World Circuit; and Youssou N'Dour for the album Dakar-Kingston, released by Universal.

Brett Dennen Celebrates Music, Food and Funerals -- Top 100 Acts at SXSW 2011

Tue, March 08 2011 3:31am - Source: Spinner

Considering that he's toured the world, released three albums and made fans of such artists as John Mayer and Jason Mraz , California's Brett Dennen isn't doing too shabby.

Cultural Life: Femi Kuti, musician

Fri, November 12 2010 12:20am - Source: The Independent - Music

I always listen to the great old jazz artists such as John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.

Beards, Beats, & Bristol: Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack Remember the 90s

Wed, November 10 2010 2:59am - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Even if we ever eradicate the cult of Cobain, VH1 will mercilessly bludgeon us until the dialogue from Reality Bites is finally memorized without a glitch.

Glastonbury not so middle-aged as teens throng sun-baked festival

Mon, June 28 2010 12:51am - Source: The Independent - Music

"Michael Stipe once said you shouldn't wear sunglasses on stage because it demonstrates disrespect for your audience," said Matt Berninger, lead singer of Brooklyn-based rockers The National.