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	Femi Kuti ---Ink Blot Magazine
		Femi has certainly inherited his father's ability to be a thorn in the side of the government via political commentary within his songs, but it is more likely that the Nigerian government would seek to work in cooperation with Femi.
		Femi saw his father's lifestyle as a counterpoint to the dramatic impact his music was having on the politics and the culture of Nigeria and of Africa as a whole.
		Femi was certain to maintain his father's anti-establishment sensibilities, though, and he founded MASS, the Movement Against Second Slavery, to spread the word of the effects of government corruption and American and European business interests on post-colonial Africa.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /Interviews/int_Femi_Kuti.htm (1457 words)

	BBC - Glastonbury 2005 - Femi Kuti
		Femi is the son of the legendary Nigerian Afro-Beat pioneer Fela Kuti.
		Femi is a worthy successor to his father and has added a new dimension to the polyrhythmic sound in which his father specialised.
		Femi Kuti remains one of Africa's true talents and rank, especially in the eyes of young lagosians,one of the most talented artistes in the world and a true son of his father,the enigma, fela.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/glastonbury2005/lineupandartists/femikuti (282 words)

	Femi Kuti Profile Page on Music Emissions
		Femiâs take on Afro-beat is built on the sturdy foundation of his fatherâs vibrant polyrhythmic archetype: an inspired merging of traditional Nigerian music, highlife, and the soul, funk, jazz and R&B Fela picked up on his trips to the United States.
		Femi adds to the mix by blending in the modern beats of American and European club culture as well as the neo-R&B and hip-hop sounds that are increasingly important to young African listeners.
		Femi Kuti was born in London in 1962 and joined Felaâs Egypt â80 in 1978.
	www.musicemissions.com /artists/index.php?artist_id=950 (1292 words)

	Femi Kuti
		When Femi Kuti arrived at the hospital, it was so early that the 4am Lagos sprawl seemed as still as the Aids-extinguished body of his father he'd come to collect.
		Femi sees Mass as an awareness-raising, non- political campaign "to free the African mind" and to promote traditions which were lost in the process of colonisation.
		Femi's paternal grandmother was the first African woman to visit Russia and China; while in-between her travels, she managed to secure the female vote.
	www.afrodicia.com /femi_kuti_story.htm (3803 words)

	Eye Weekly - Femi-nism - 03.23.00
		Fela Anikulapo Kuti was the legendary Afrobeat originator, political activist and iconoclast who taunted Nigerian authorities with his fierce music and hedonistic lifestyle for three decades.
		Femi's creative lineage can be traced to his grandfather, the Reverend Ransome Kuti, a Yoruba man from western Nigeria who was a well-known educator and music composer.
		The Kuti family were at the forefront of the Nigerian struggle against British colonial rule in the '40s and '50s.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_03.23.00/music/femikuti.php (939 words)

	UNICEF - UNICEF People - Femi Kuti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Femi Kuti first became associated with UNICEF when he contributed an essay to The Progress of Nations, a UNICEF publication describing what becomes possible when nations invest in children’s well-being and protect their rights.
		Kuti was officially introduced as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at the 2002 Banff Television Festival.
		Femi Kuti was born in London and raised in Lagos, Nigeria.
	www.unicef.org /people/people_femi_kuti.html (412 words)

	UWe - Uncivilized World Entertainment - FEMI KUTI "Africa Shrine : Live at the Shrine"
		Femi Kuti was born in London in 1962.
		After three years spent between studio work and touring, Femi seemed to want to look elsewhere and returned to the roots of a musical and political movement of which he is, as of now, the unique symbol and only representative.
		For if Femi himself confesses that this project of live recording is the one he cherishes most fondly, it is undoubtedly because it reflects best his reality: that of the Shrine, that of Lagos, that of the Nigerian people.
	www.uncivilizedworld.com /femi_kuti_en.php3 (1525 words)

	Femi Kuti
		The multi-talented and highly energetic Femi Kuti was born in London in 1962, the eldest son of Fela.
		Femi came to international attention on an occcasion in 1985 when he was to play in Fela's band at the Hollywood Bowl but Fela himself was arrested at Lagos airport.
		Femi and his powerful band have been on many international tours, the latest of which coincided with a major Fela Kuti festival in London in October 2004.
	www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com /FemiKuti.htm (402 words)

	Femi Kuti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Femi and his band, The Positive Force, deliver one of the most powerful and exciting performances on the World Music circuit today with elements of Jazz, hip hop and Latin fused into the irresistible framework of Afrobeat rhythms.
		Femi Kuti's first album, Femi Kuti, released in 1995, was successful, but it was Shoki Shoki, released in 1999 that catapulted him into the forefront of African artists.
		Femi Kuti continues the tradition of Afro-beat invented by his father, Fela Kuti, but his own innovative character shines through in his music.
	www.feileafrica.com /femi_kuti.htm (187 words)

	Femi Kuti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Femi Anikulapo Kuti is an award winning Nigerian musician, and the eldest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and Remi, who had left Fela and raised Femi.
		Femi was born in London on 16 June 1962 and grew up in the former Nigerian capital Lagos.
		Femi's 12 year old son currently appears as part of his act, playing alto saxophone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Femi_Kuti (233 words)

	SNWMF 2004 - Performing Artist
		Femi Kuti is the oldest son of the late Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti.
		Femi, who had quit school to play alto sax in his father's band back in 1978, stepped up to lead the band for the next two years.
		Femi said in a 1995 interview, "It's like a challenge for me. I know I have a lot to live up to.
	www.snwmf.com /femikuti.html (521 words)

	Femi Kuti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fans of the deeply funky African pop style dubbed Afrobeat had reason to celebrate this past Saturday as Femi Kuti, the son of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, brought his exuberant 13-piece band to the Middle East.
		Although Femi is mostly known as the "Son of Fela," certain elements of Saturday's show highlighted their differences.
		Femi's voice, for one, lacks the deep resonance that characterized his old man's singing.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/00/03/30/REX/FEMI_KUTI.html (326 words)

	Amazon.ca: Fight To Win (Nigeria): Music: Femi Kuti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Femi is, at this point, poised to become a music figure on par with Bob Marley: a remarkable singer and songwriter who can stand as a voice for the downtrodden around the world.
		Femi's strategy appears to be the courting of the Western market and connecting with the American fl music scene, and he might just pull it off with this strong album.
		Femi Kuti has attempted to curtail this problem in the past, with varying degrees of success, but he seems to be solidifying his grip on the tighter, shorter format with "Fight To Win".
	www.amazon.ca /Fight-Win-Nigeria-Femi-Kuti/dp/B00005NVAN (1336 words)

	Femi Kuti: Fight to Win
		Femi Anikulapo Kuti was born in London on 16 June 1962, but he grew up in the Nigerian capital Lagos.
		Femi developed a real passion for music in early life, and his father, the legendary sax-star Fela Kuti, taught his son to play almost as soon as he could walk and thus learning to play an impressive array of instruments at a young age.
		Femi has always insisted that the difference in his and his father's temperament has been caused by the fact that he has not had to live through the same atrocities as Fela.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=15194 (1727 words)

	World Music Features Femi Kuti World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Although Femi paid his dues in Fela Anikulapo Kutiâs Egypt â80 band as a saxophonist, trumpeter and pianist, he was already writing-recording-performing Afrobeat originals with a band of his own several years before Big Poppaâs death in 1997.
		Femiâs onstage steez was coming from a whole ânother place and time.
		Femi wanted his new Africa Shrine to be about more than just the place he played four days a week.
	www.globalrhythm.net /WorldMusicFeatures/FemiKuti.cfm (1330 words)

	Femi Kuti Biography - Albums
		Femi's version of Afro-beat is the most exciting new sound to emerge from Nigeria for years, borrowing the best elements from his father's powerfully polyrhythmic prototype: a funky, jazzy, heavily percussive sound that took James Brown's beat back to Africa.
		Femi’s songs, averaging five to six minutes in length, differ from those of his father, whose hypnotic jams often topped thirty minutes each when recorded, stretching to over an hour when performed live.
		Femi, already a member of his father’s band, came to the rescue that night, giving a show that brought the audience at the packed Bowl to its feet.
	www.wrasserecords.com /Femi_Kuti_10/biography.html (495 words)

	Review - Femi Kuti: Fight To Win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Kuti and his band, Positive Force, play music that definitely has its roots in Afro-Beat - the form created by his father and learned by Femi during his years playing in Fela's band - but it has now gone through changes.
		Femi Kuti sings about the "Traitors Of Africa" and calls to the scientific community and the world at large to "Stop AIDS." He lets you in on his own pain when he sings "'97," a song about the year when his father, sister and favorite cousin died.
		Femi Kuti could have done anything he wanted, musically, but he picked up the sword and is continuing the fight against oppression.
	www.cosmik.com /aa-february02/reviews/review_femi_kuti.html (255 words)

	Details for Femi Kuti/Live At The Shrine at CDconnection.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Femi Kuti is the son of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian musician who created Afrobeat -- a fiery blend of funk, jazz, and African rhythms -- and became a celebrated firebrand in the battle to reform the corrupt Nigerian government and bring unity to the people of Africa.
		Femi Kuti has picked up where his father left off in both sound and in spirit (Fela died in 1997), and in this concert film the young saxophonist and his ensemble Positive Force document one of their celebrated 'Sunday Jump' concerts in Lagos, which have become a center for both musical exploration and political activism.
		People who enjoy the works of femi kuti may also enjoy, in order of descending probability, the works of hasidic new wave, saul williams, baaba maal, habib koite and bamada, susana baca, olu dara, martial solal, hemisphere artists, ma rainey, regina carter, rough guide, taraf de haidouks, dick gaughan, cheb khaled, salif keita.
	www.cdconnection.com /details/Femi_Kuti__Live_At_The_Shrine/1046333?s=3Ye8vsKljsjg (207 words)

	Amazon.com: Fight to Win: Music: Femi Kuti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Femi is, at this point, poised to become a music figure on par with Bob Marley: a remarkable singer and songwriter who can stand as a voice for the downtrodden around the world.
		Femi's strategy appears to be the courting of the Western market and connecting with the American fl music scene, and he might just pull it off with this strong album.
		Femi Kuti has attempted to curtail this problem in the past, with varying degrees of success, but he seems to be solidifying his grip on the tighter, shorter format with "Fight To Win".
	www.amazon.com /Fight-Win-Femi-Kuti/dp/B00005NVAN (1455 words)

	Femi Kuti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was the '70s, and Femi's father, the late Afropop star Fela Kuti, had conquered Nigeria with his heavy grooves and insurrectionist rhetoric.
		But when Femi wasn't listening to his father railing against the "international thief thiefs" that were plundering the country's resources, he was tuning in to "everything that came out of America: McCoy Tyner, Stevie Wonder, Bob James." And nothing fired his passions like Jacko.
		Femi's route was more circuitous, and he had scant help from his mercurial dad.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/00/02/24/FEMI_KUTI.html (748 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Music: Afrodisiac: Femi Kuti Carries On His Father's Legacy
		A Peter Tosh/Fela Kuti double bill was on the docket at the Hollywood Bowl that year, but as Fela prepared to fly overseas with son and band, the Nigerian kleptocracy prevented him from leaving the country.
		Femi filled in for his father and put on an ace performance under a bright spotlight.
		Like Fela, when Femi writes a song with that dense Afrobeat quilt of sound, he writes it all: bassline, melodies, rhythm, lyrics, horn harmonies, etc. Yet unlike the epic length of his father's tunes, Femi's songs are tighter and punchier, the 12 songs of Shoki Shoki being fine examples.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:81560 (1725 words)

	Femi Kuti - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: The son of Afro-beat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Femi Kuti spent years playing in his father's band before eventually rising to superstardom following his father's death in the late '90s.
		A year later, Femi returned with his second album, Fight to Win, and toured the States with Jane's Addiction in an effort to crossover to a more mainstream audience.
		As expected, critics celebrated the album, though western masses seemed rather indifferent to both the album and Femi's concert trek with Jane's Addiction.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/691/Femi-Kuti/1014474.html (539 words)

	Africa Alive! Femi Kuti Concert Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		MCA Records recording artist Femi Kuti is the son of Afrobeat pioneer and Nigerian political revolutionary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, whose untimely death from AIDS related causes in 1997 left his country in mourning.
		Femi Kuti's album Shoki Shoki was released to tremendous critical acclaim last year, and received honors from the Kora All-Africa Awards and the World Music Awards.
		Femi Kuti resides in Lagos, Nigeria, and has toured extensively in Europe and the United States with his band the Positive Force.
	www.africaalive.org /kutirelease.htm (413 words)

	Femi Kuti
		Femi Kuti is only the latest member of a distinguished family of musicians and activists to achieve fame in Nigeria - his grandmother was a leader in the campaign against British colonialism, while his father, Fela Kuti, was a legendary singer in his own right.
		Femi Kuti has taken his father's musical style, and depending on your point of view, made it more accessible to an international audience, or else, drained it of some its original energy.
		While Femi has already offended some in Nigeria with the sexually explicit content of his songs he is, in fact, a far more conservative person than his father.
	www.afrodicia.com /femi_kuti.htm (419 words)

	RFI Musique - - FEMI KUTI
		When Femi Kuti performed at La Cigale in Paris two years ago, the physical resemblance to his father could not have been more striking.
		Born in Lagos, the speed-fuelled capital of Nigeria, Femi rallied to the cause after his father's death in '97, leading a crusade against injustice and corruption with the double-edged sword of music and politics.
		Femi is not a man renowned for mincing his words and on Traitors Of Africa he castigates the current Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, with the same fearful energy his father once called up to denounce the military junta on his legendary album, Army Arrangement.
	www.rfimusique.com /musiqueen/articles/060/article_6424.asp (990 words)

	Femi Kuti: National Geographic World Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Continuing in the afrobeat tradition, Femi built around a solid, six-piece horn section and two strong percussionists.
		As the inheritor of the afrobeat mantle, Femi found himself in demand everywhere.
		Femi abhors the Nigerian government's 1999 decision to ban the song.
	worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/femi_kuti (532 words)

	Nigeria - NigeriaExchange - Entertainment - Femi Kuti -> Movies
		After seeing Femi in concert for the first time, it is clear to us that he spent a lot of time watching his father and honing his skills before breaking out on his own because the results are just grand.
		Femi came on to the stage in his bare feet and greeted the already excited crowd.
		Led by a drummer as steady as Tony Allen was for his father, Femi's rhythm section set the pace and the rest of the band followed tightly.
	www.ngex.com /entertainment/pages/femiindetroit.htm (235 words)

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		Femi Kuti, one of world music's biggest stars, is the son of the legendary Nigerian afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti.
		Femi is a keen critic of African governments and has continued his family's history of political activism in Nigeria.
		Femi Kuti: It was recorded live in March 2004 at the Shrine.
	www.africa-confidential.com /index.aspx?pageid=49 (2174 words)

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