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Femi Kuti (16 Jun 1962 - )

Male Person - Nigeria

 Also known as (1)

Releases (16)

Official

Album

  1. Femi Kuti 13 Jun 1995
  2. Shoki Shoki 17 Nov 1998
  3. Fight to Win 16 Oct 2001
  4. Day by Day 20 Oct 2008
  5. Africa for Africa 12 Apr 2011
  6. No Place for My Dream 25 Jun 2013
  7. One People One World 23 Feb 2018
  8. Stop the Hate 05 Feb 2021

Album - Remix

  1. Shoki Remixed 1999

Album - Live

  1. Africa Shrine 01 Aug 2004

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of Femi Kuti 04 Oct 2004
  2. The Definitive Collection 2007

Single

  1. Truth Don Die 1999
  2. Blackman Know Yourself 2000

EP - Live

  1. Plea for a Land Always Divided: Big Orange Studios, Austin, TX, USA 25 Aug 2011

Promotion

EP - Remix

  1. Femi vs. KCRW Soundclash! 2009

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. The Positive Force
  2. Egypt 80

Married

  1. Funke Anikulapo-Kuti

Siblings

  1. Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti

Children

  1. Made Kuti
  2. Fela Kuti

Recordings by (198)

  1. Wonder Wonder 6:06 (13 Jun 1995)
  2. Survival 8:55 (13 Jun 1995)
  3. Frustrations 9:07 (13 Jun 1995)
  4. Nawa (intro) 0:31 (13 Jun 1995)
  5. Nawa 8:40 (13 Jun 1995)
  6. Plenty Nonesense 9:32 (13 Jun 1995)
  7. Stubbort Problems 9:33 (13 Jun 1995)
  8. No Shame 6:29 (13 Jun 1995)
  9. Live for Today 8:57 (13 Jun 1995)
  10. Changes 5:59 (13 Jun 1995)
  11. No Place 5:49 (1995)
  12. Truth Don Die 6:17 (17 Nov 1998)
  13. Beng Beng Beng 4:46 (17 Nov 1998)
  14. What Will Tomorrow Bring 5:45 (17 Nov 1998)
  15. Victim of Life 6:17 (17 Nov 1998)
  16. Blackman Know Yourself 5:19 (17 Nov 1998)
  17. Look Around 6:00 (17 Nov 1998)
  18. Sorry Sorry 6:41 (17 Nov 1998)
  19. Eregele 7:15 (17 Nov 1998)
  20. Scatta Head 8:21 (17 Nov 1998)
  21. Beng Beng Beng (Mateo & Matos vocal mix) 8:00 (May 1999) part of “Ministry Presents... Ibiza Chillout” DJ-mix
  22. Truth Don Die (Nu Yorican Soul mix) 8:03 (23 Aug 1999)
  23. Sorry Sorry (Manta 1000 remix) 3:51 (20 Oct 1999)
  24. Sorry Sorry (Old School Afro dub) 7:24 (1999) part of a “Hôtel Costes, Volume 2: La Suite” DJ-mix
  25. Truth Don Die (Kerri Chandler House mix) 8:37 (1999)
  26. Beng Beng Beng (Mateo & Matos dub) 8:24 (1999)
  27. What Will Tomorrow Bring (Paris City mix) 6:18 (1999)
  28. Sorry Sorry (Old Skool Afro dub) 7:34 (1999)
  29. Scatta Head (Zenzile dub mix) 8:39 (1999)
  30. Blackman Know Yourself (B.M.K.Y. rework) 13:34 (1999)
  31. What Will Tomorrow Bring (6 AM Troneek dub mix) 6:13 (1999)
  32. Truth Don Die (Jackson's "Rhum Gingembre" mix) 7:48 (1999)
  33. Beng Beng Beng (Chateau Flight mix) 5:08 (1999)
  34. Eregele (Seven dub mix) 5:03 (1999)
  35. What Will Tomorrow Bring (remix LP mix) 10:13 (1999)
  36. Victim of Life (AVDC remix) 7:26 (1999)
  37. Look Around (Son of Scientist Super mix) 7:39 (1999)
  38. Beng Beng Beng (Da Lata remix) 6:06 (1999)
  39. Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Afrikans on Marz remix) 7:31 (1999)
  40. Blackman Know Yourself (B.M.K.Y. Rework, Part 1) 5:53 (1999)
  41. Truth Don Die (Masters at Work House version main) 8:10 (1999)
  42. Truth Don Die (Main Vox) 7:42 (1999)
  43. Truth Don Die (Lago's dub) 7:37 (1999)
  44. Truth Don Die (Jackson's Rhum Gingembre) 7:00 (1999)
  45. Truth Don Die (Kerri's Deep dub) 7:49 (1999)
  46. Truth Don Die (Nuyorican soul version) 8:05 (1999)
  47. Beng Beng Beng (Afro radio mix) 3:22 (1999)
  48. Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Afrikan on Marz mix) 6:21 (2000)
  49. Blackman Know Yourself (remix by the Roots) 6:06 (2000)
  50. Blackman Know Yourself (Congo dub by Chari Chari) 6:25 (2000)
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On Recordings (20)

Arranged

  1. Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Afrikans on Marz remix) 7:31 Femi Kuti (1999)

Performer

  1. Water Get No Enemy (intro) 4:04 D’Angelo, Femi Kuti + Macy Gray feat. Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soultronics + Positive Force (15 Oct 2002)
  2. Africa Will Be Great Again 4:47 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  3. One People One World 3:35 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  4. Best to Live on the Good Side 5:16 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  5. Na Their Way Be That 3:40 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  6. How Many 2:30 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)

Instruments

  1. Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Afrikans on Marz remix) 7:31 Femi Kuti (1999) solo, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  2. Chango Dé 7:10 P18 (2002) saxophone
  3. Come (Femi Kuti remix) 2:48 Jain (25 Nov 2016) saxophone

Vocals

  1. Beng Beng Beng (Ashley Beedle's Afrikans on Marz remix) 7:31 Femi Kuti (1999) lead vocals
  2. Time Travelin’ (A Tribute to Fela) 6:37 Common feat. Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove & Femi Kuti (28 Mar 2000) guest, additional
  3. Vampires 4:57 Thievery Corporation (23 Sep 2008)

Holds Phonographic Copyright (?) For

  1. Evil People 3:22 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  2. Best to Live on the Good Side 5:16 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  3. Na Their Way Be That 3:40 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  4. Equal Opportunity 4:51 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  5. One People One World 3:35 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  6. How Many 2:30 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)
  7. Africa Will Be Great Again 4:47 Femi Kuti (23 Feb 2018)

Credited as (40)

  1. Femi Kuti
  2. Brett Dennen feat. Femi Kuti
  3. Common feat. Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove & Femi Kuti
  4. Femi Kuti feat. Jaguar Wright
  5. Femi Kuti feat. Common
  6. Chinese Man feat. Femi Kuti & Liliboy
  7. Rachid Taha feat. Femi Kuti
  8. Femi Anikulapo Kuti and the Positive Force
  9. Chinese Man feat. Femi Kuti
  10. WizKid feat. Femi Kuti
  11. D’Angelo, Femi Kuti & Macy Gray
  12. ¡Mayday! feat. Femi Kuti
  13. Ahmed Soultan feat. Femi Kuti, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis & Mehdi Nassouli
  14. Gangbé Brass Band feat. Femi Kuti
  15. Femi Kuti feat. Ticklah
  16. Femi Kuti feat. Static Revenger
  17. D’Angelo, Femi Kuti + Macy Gray feat. Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soultronics + Positive Force
  18. Thievery Corporation feat. Femi Kuti
  19. BCUC featuring Femi Kuti
  20. IAM feat. Femi Kuti
  21. Femi Kuti featuring Jaguar Wright
  22. Femi Kuti featuring Common
  23. Femi V KCRW
  24. The Fela! Band with Femi Kuti
  25. Wizkid feat. Femi Kuti
  26. Femi Kuti feat.Jaguar Wright
  27. Common featuring Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove and Femi Kuti
  28. Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
  29. Leeroy with Femi Kuti
  30. Leeroy feat. Femi Kuti
  31. Robert Hood & Femi Kuti
  32. Jain, Femi Kuti, Sodi
  33. D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray, Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soultronics, Positive Force & Red Hot Org
  34. D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Questlove, Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soultronics, Positive Force & Red Hot Org
  35. D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Questlove, Macy Gray & Red Hot Org
  36. Niniola feat. Femi Kuti
  37. Femi Kuti & Mos Def
  38. Mos Def feat. Femi Kuti
  39. Femi Kuti feat. Mos Def
  40. Femi Kuti featuring Mos Def

Works (18)

Wrote

  1. Arabesque
  2. Truth Don Die

Composed

  1. Evil People
  2. Beng Beng Beng
  3. Best to Live on the Good Side
  4. Na Their Way Be That
  5. How Many
  6. Africa Will Be Great Again
  7. One People One World
  8. Equal Opportunity

Lyrics

  1. How Many
  2. One People One World
  3. Evil People
  4. Best to Live on the Good Side
  5. Africa Will Be Great Again
  6. Na Their Way Be That
  7. Ala Jalkoum
  8. Beng Beng Beng

Events (13)

Main Performer At

  1. 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
  2. Later Live... with Jools Holland: Series 52, Episode 4
  3. Dour 2003, day 3
  4. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 20, Episode 7
  5. Lollapalooza 2007, day 1: Adidas Stage time
  6. Fête de l’Humanité 2008, day 1: Grande Scène time
  7. Summerfest 2009, Day 8: Potawatomi Bingo Casino Rock Stage time
  8. Summerfest 2013, Day 3: Johnson Controls World Sound Stage time
  9. Summerfest 2016, Day 11: Johnson Controls World Sound Stage with Blue Moon and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee time
  10. Cisco Systems Bluesfest 2009, Day 4
  11. Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest 2007, Day 3
  12. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 52, Episode 4

Support Act At

  1. Glastonbury Festival 2010: Pyramid Stage time

Links (18)

Official Homepages

  1. https://femikuti.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135272939
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98058731
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n98058731
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13949449k
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/femi_kuti

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Femi+Kuti

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/33644

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/3376

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000168497

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2821769/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5123650

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q982872

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/2763

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/32180

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/702d2b90-eef0-4354-b2c4-6366eba92b7f

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/femikutiofficial

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/femikuti