Femi Kuti

Nigerian Femi Kuti sings into a microphone

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album

Music

The roots of Afrobeat — not to be confused with the more pop-oriented Afrobeats, which has exploded in popularity in recent years — is socially conscious music, according to Made Kuti, Fela Kuti’s grandson.

Music Heard on Air for September 5, 2013

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Music Heard on the Air for August 13, 2013

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Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti

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Music Heard on the Air for July 3, 2013

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Nigeria: Music in Protest, Protest in Music

Every day this week in Lagos, Seun Kuti, the son of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has joined in protests against the government’s decision to end fuel subsidies in the country […]