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Femi Kuti

Monday 4 April 2022
location:
Doornroosje
date:
Monday 4 April 2022
doors open:
19:30 uur
start show:
20:15 uur

Femi Kuti is the heart and soul of modern afrobeat. Together with his band The Positive Force he plays a mix of traditional Nigerian drum rhythms, the flexible grooves of highlife, American soul, funk and R&B.

Afrobeat was brought to life by founder Fela Kuti in the seventies in Lagos, Nigeria. An entire generation of musicians was inspired by Afrobeat, “music as a weapon to fight for justice and freedom.” Fela mostly dealt with themes like injustice, abuse of power and suppression of people by political oppressors.

Femi Kuti inherited this dedication from his father. With his band he is still keeping the movement going, invigorating the musical narrative with new elements from punk and hip hop, all without losing sight of the core sound.

In the Spring of 2021 Femi Kuti released his new album “Stop the Hate”. This is a refreshing and urgent album on which Femi Kuti manages to develop Afrobeat even further as a genre. The album partly came about as a collaboration with his son Made. Made has been part of the band for years, waiting in the wings to shape the cultural heritage of his father and grandfather in his own way.

genre

afrobeat

Femi Kuti

Monday 4 April 2022

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