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Olufela
Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962) popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a
Nigerian musician and the oldest son of afrobeat pioneer
Fela Kuti.
Femi was born in
London to Fela and
Remi Kuti and grew up in the former Nigerian capital,
Lagos. His mother soon left his father, taking Femi to live with her. In
1977, though, Femi chose to move in with his father. Femi eventually became a member of his father's band.
Like his father, Femi has shown a strong commitment to social and political causes throughout his career, but he differs from his father in his religious views.
He created his own band
Positive Force in late 80s with
Dele Sosimi (Gbedu
Resurrection), former key-board player of
Fela Anikulapo Kuti. His international career began in
1988 when he was invited by the
French Cultural Centre in Lagos and
Christian Mousset to perform at
Festival d'Angoulême (
France),
New Morning Club in Paris and
Moers Festival in
Germany.
In
2001, Femi collaborated on his
album Fight to Win with a number of
U.S. musicians, such as
Common,
Mos Def, and
Jaguar Wright.
In
2002, Femi's mother, who had played an influential role in Femi's life, died at the age of 60. Femi's son currently appears as part of his act, playing alto saxophone.
Also 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").
Kuti's first nomination for a grammy occurred in
2003 and he was again nominated for a second time in 2010 in the world music category.
In similar fashion as his father, there have been complaints of Kuti's criticism of his homeland
Nigeria, specifically in the song "Sorry Sorry"
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