Femi Kuti
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. and a grandchild of a political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome Kuti.
Femi's musical career started when he began playing in his father's band, Egypt 80. In 1986, Femi started his own band, Positive Force, and began establishing himself as an artist independent of his father's massive legacy.
His first record was released in 1995 by Tabu/Motown, followed four years later by Shoki Shoki (MCA), which garnered widespread critical acclaim. In 2001 he collaborated with Common, Mos Def and Jaguar Wright on Fight to Win, an effort to cross over to a mainstream audience, and started touring the United States with Jane’s Addiction. In 2004 he opened The Shrine, his club, where he recorded the live album Africa Shrine. After a 4-year absence due to personal setbacks, he re-emerged in 2008 with Day by Day and Africa for Africa in 2010, for which he received two Grammy nominations. In 2012 he was both inducted into the Headies Hall of Fame (the most prestigious music awards in Nigeria), was the opening act on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ European arena tour and became an Ambassador for Amnesty International. He continues to expand the diversity of his artistry on his new album (2013) No Place for My Dream. Femi Kuti was a judge on Nigeria’s huge TV show Nigerian Idol Season 3.
Femi Kuti (album)
Femi Kuti is an album by Nigerian musician Femi Kuti released in 1995.
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Femi Kuti
ALBUMS
- No Place for My Dream released: 2013
- Africa for Africa released: 2010
- Day By Day released: 2008
- The Definitive Collection released: 2007
- The Best of Femi Kuti released: 2004
- Africa Shrine released: 2004
- Fight to Win released: 2001
- Shoki Remixed released: 1999
- Shoki Shoki released: 1998
- Femi Kuti released: 1995
- Femi Anikulapo Kuti and the Positive Force released: 1991
- No Cause for Alarm? released: 1989
Shoki Remixed
Released 1999- Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Africans on Marz)
- Beng Beng Beng (Chateau Flight mix)
- Eregele (Seven dub mix)
- Truth Don Die (Nuyorican soul version)
- What Will Tomorrow Bring (remix LP mix)
- Victim of Life (AVDC remix)
- Look Around (Son of Scientist Super mix)
- Sorry Sorry (Manta 1000 remix)
- Beng Beng Beng (Da Lata remix)
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Africa for Africa
by: Femi KutiVerse 1
Yesterday, Dem tell us sey,
Sey today, na we go gain
So we struggle, suffer dey,
For this new democratic change
But the truth of the matter be sey,
Dem disguise another way
To continue their crooked ways
Oh Yes! Dem bobo!
Chorus
Dem bobo your mama!
Dem bobo your papa!
Dem bobo your mama!
Dem bobo your papa!
Dem bobo your grandmama!
Dem bobo your grandpapa!
Dem bobo the market women!
Dem bobo you journalist!
The human right activists!
In the name of DEMOCRACY!
Dem bobo your mama ahahaha ahaha!
Verse 2
For tomorrow, they make us wait
Then again, we wait in vain
So many troubles in the rain
To make this a proper mighty change
But the truth of the matter be sey,
Dem disguise another way.
To continue their crooked ways
Repeat Chorus
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