FEMI KUTI

Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician and the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Femi was born in London to Fela and Remi Kuti and grew up in Lagos. Femi became a member of his father’s band. He created his own band Positive Force in the late 1980s with Dele Sosimi. In 2001, Femi collaborated on his album Fight to Win with a number of U.S. musicians, including Common, Mos Def, and Jaguar Wright.


in 2002, Femi contributed a remake of his father’s classic song, “Water No Get Enemy”, to Red Hot & Riot, a compilation CD in tribute to Fela Kuti that was released by the Red Hot Organization and MCA. His track was created in collaboration with hip hop and R&B artists, D’Angelo, Macy Gray, The Soultronics, Nile Rodgers, and Roy Hargrove, and all proceeds from the CD were donated to charities dedicated to raising AIDS awareness or fighting the disease. Femi Kuti’s voice is featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, where he is the host of radio station IF 99 (International Funk 99, described as “playing a great selection of classics from West Africa, the US and elsewhere”).

Femi has been nominated for a Grammy award three times in the world music category in 2003, 2010 and 2012 but has never won.

He also recorded the single Wake up! In 2003 to challenge Nigerians to vote right in the general elections. These special projects help to set the tune for his fourth full-length album ‘Unchained’ in 2003. The pre-release singles ‘Oruka’ and ‘Face me’ occupied the number 1 and 2 spots on the charts and rode the airwaves for quite a while.’ Oruka’ (wedding band) is one hit amongst others, which can be referred to as a timeless classic as it became an unofficial wedding song in Nigeria. An icon of Obudu Cattle Ranch in Cross River State Nigeria ,GLO Ambassador aside attracting concert dates all over the world, as well as winning a KORA award for the Best West African Artiste in 2005. J Martins

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