Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti is the oldest son of the legendary Nigerian afro-beat pioneer Fela Kuti who died on the 2nd of August 1997.

Femi quit school in 1984 to play alto sax in his father’s band. In 1986 he split off from the band to form his own band called Positive Force. He sang about power politics. In 1999 he was rewarded a record deal with MCA for his 1999 release Shoki Shoki. The song was basically about the political history of Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Femi is still a force to be reckoned with in the afro-pop genre.