African Voices
SHOW #35
Femi Kuti
The son of the late Afrobeat pioneer and political activist Fela Kuti,Nigerian musician Femi Kuti has inherited his father’s zeal for both music and political activism. With his band, Positive Force, Kuti follows his father’s Afrobeat traditions, while modernizing the music with hip-hop, soul and R&B. On his latest album, the critically-acclaimed “Day by Day,” his songs are politically charged with commentaries on African suffering, poverty and corruption. Kuti runs the New Afrika Shrine, a Lagos nightclub that has become a social hub where Nigerians can openly discuss politics.
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