Multi-Grammy-nominated artiste Femi Kuti, and son of the legendary Fela Kuti, has refuted claims that the late ace drummer Tony Allen co-pioneered the Afrobeat genre with his father. Afrobeat was ...

LAGOS — Sat comfortably in a large chair at the New Afrika Shrine, his family's legendary Nigerian music venue, Femi Kuti was surrounded by history. The concert hall is an homage to his father Fela ...

“He would tell us about his powerful young son who was the second coming! Already being a student of Fela Kuti, I easily gravitated to Seun’s music!” Of Pos, Kuti says, “The best thing ...

DB: Your father is Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. What does it mean to carry his legacy through your performances? SK: That’s something that relates to me personally. The legacy of my family is ...

The concert hall is an homage to his father Fela Kuti's original Shrine, which had also been located in the northern outskirts of Lagos before its demise. Femi's own music awards are scattered ...