Femi Kuti, Musician :: 120 Seconds
Grammy-nominated, Nigerian musician Femi Kuti explains the importance of African unity and awareness given the continent’s colonial history and current political systems as the impetus for his new album, Africa for Africa.
Events We Love :: Femi Kuti at Lincoln Center
If you’re unfamiliar with Afrobeat, a Nigerian brand of funk unlike any other, you may have been living under a rock for the past twenty years. But Femi Kuti, the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, is here to drag you out from under that rock, hips shaking the whole the way.
As a part of Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing program, Femi Kuti + The Positive Force will be playing on Monday, July 12th. The performance will be preceded by a dance lesson by Maija Garcia, the associate choreographer of FELA!, the Afrobeat Broadway musical based on Femi’s father’s work. DJ duties will be handled by Rich Medina with Sahr.
The dance lesson begins at 6:30, the performance begins at 7:30.
Stanley Lumax, Photographer :: 120 Seconds
By seeing his Ghanaian family become successful in this country, Stanley Lumax learned that hard work and passion open your life to infinite possibilities.
shows we love :: fela!
In a country where dissent has become criminal, it is encouraging to see the valor and struggle of one man, his musical vision and political movement wrapped up in a thrilling theatrical ride. If you’re familiar with Fela’s life and music, you’ll be ecstatic to see his story dramatized so beautifully. Sahr Ngaujah seems to [...]
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