Fela Kuti
Fela-related New Year's Eve events in NYC (plus Shabazz Palaces, Murphy's Law, Man Man & more NYE updates)
Femi Kuti in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. We’ve already mentioned a few options of ways to celebrate in NYC, and here’s a few more…
Lincoln Center Out of Doors series begins, new LC video portal launched (Stream Red Hot + FELA Wednesday)
The free 2013 Lincoln Center Out of Doors season is beginning at Damrosch Park this Wednesday (7/24) with “KRONOS at 40,” a “festival within a festival” that includes the Kronos Quartet performing a number of works with many different special gue…
'FELA!' is going on tour, coming to the Arie Crown Theater
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FELA!, the musical, is going on an extensive US tour this year with multiple performances in each city it visits. That tour will begin later this month in Washington, D…
Decibel Magazine's top 40 LPs of 2012
Pallbearer at Knitting Factory, September 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)
Decibel Magazine has compiled their annual list of top 40 albums of the year…
Femi Kuti announces tour; Fela being celebrated during CMJ; Antibalas playing shows (dates)
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force @ Moody Theater in 2011 (AUS) (more by Tim Griffin)
Afrobeat authority Femi Kuti and his band The Positive Force are slated to tour the US in 2013…
FELA! opens in Chicago (get discounted tix)
As previously announced, and as Jay-Z pointed out earlier today, Fela! the Musical opens in Chicago tonight (3/27). Check the poster above for the code to get discount tickets…
FELA! The Musical is coming to the Oriental Theatre; Fela Band performing @ Lincoln Hall
FELA!, the musical based on the life of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti is coming to Chicago’s Oriental Theatre for a two-and-a-half week run starting on March 27th…
Seun Kuti played Celebrate Brooklyn, playing SOB's tonight
A sizable crowd braved the 100 degree heat Friday night for Seun Kuti and Egypt 80‘s Celebrate Brooklyn show. Faaji Agba, a collective of Nigerian musicians, opened the night with a set of laid-back traditional tunes…
Femi Kuti tour continues (Austin pics), Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 playing shows this summer (Prospect Park & other dates)
The Femi Kuti & The Positive Force 2011 North American tour is still underway and is now on the West Coast until the tour’s final show in Seattle on May 15th…
Femi Kuti played Highline Ballroom & then Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Lord Huron (pics & video)
Chicago Sun-Times: You’re always discussed in relation to your father’s musical legacy. What does that mean to you? What was his musical legacy…
