Tag: "Femi Kuti"

The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra
0 Comments. 1,298 Views. Posted 22 Sep 2011 @ 9:35am.
It was sometime last month when I first saw the band’s name in the pages of Beat. It struck me as a cool name, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, because the band could have really sounded like just about anything.Hip-hop, funk, even some avant-garde pop a la Architecture In Helsinki, the band name gave away so little yet left so much room to move.Then, one Sunday evening I heard them on the... Read More
60 Seconds With The Shaolin Afronauts
0 Comments. 3,032 Views. Posted 11 Feb 2011 @ 11:01pm.
What's your name… and the name of your band…   "My name is Ross McHenry and my band is called The Shaolin Afronauts."   And what do you do in the band?   "I am the bass player."   Who else have you and your band closely worked with?   "We are a reasonable new band so we haven't worked with anyone as such."   When did you... Read More
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
1 Comments. 2,252 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
Femi Kuti is a rare artist in today's music world. Son of Fela Kuti, the creator of afrobeat and an outspoken critic of Africa's corrupt political systems, both music and activism are in Femi's blood. Having first played sax in his father's band and then going on to form The Positive Force in 1988, for over 20 years Femi has toured the world, serving as a prominent voice against oppression in... Read More
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