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Various Artists - Songlines Music Awards 2011

Various Artists - Songlines Music Awards 2011

Varied and fluent tracks from world music awards shortlist

(4 stars)19 May 2011

(Songlines) Kicking off with Femi Kuti’s throbbing Afrobeat anthem ‘Dem Bobo’, this is a superbly varied, fluent sequence of top tracks from the 16 nominees for the 2011 Songlines Music Awards. The foremost international music magazine stepped into…

Five reasons to go see Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Five reasons to go see Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

The African Soul Rebels visit the Usher Hall

28 Mar 2011

1. He’s part of the afrobeat dynasty. Nigerian musician Seun Kuti plays sax, chant-sings and dances – not unlike his legendary father Fela, pioneer of the funky Nigerian afrobeat sound. ‘What inspires me is Africa today’, says Seun. ‘The same things…

Femi Kuti - Africa For Africa

Femi Kuti - Africa For Africa

(4 stars)15 Nov 2010

(Wrasse Records) With songs like ‘Bad Government’ and ‘Nobody Beg’ Femi Kuti not only takes up the cause of ordinary Nigerians and Africans but consciously takes on the mantel of his father, the late Fela Kuti, as scourge of corrupt politics. With…

Urban Legends - MOBO Awards 2009 come to Glasgow

Urban Legends - MOBO Awards 2009 come to Glasgow

24 Sep 2009

‘You’ve heard of us, even if you don’t know it yet. Remember that boy driving you mad on the bus, playing music on his mobile at full volume? He’s listening to us. So is his sister, his best mate, his best mate’s older brother and his teacher. We make…

African Soul Rebels

Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 18 Feb

12 Feb 2007

FUTURE AFRICA Last year this nationwide future-African showcase counted crossover sensation Amadou and Miriam among its triumphs and, now in its third year, the African Soul Rebels tour ups the ante with pre-eminent Afrobeat figurehead Femi Kuti…

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