Femi Kuti
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Fela Kuti's eldest son, a flamboyant guardian of the afrobeat and the New Afrika Shrine de Lagos.
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, known as Femi Kuti, was born on 16 June 1962 in London and grew up in Lagos. Saxophonist trained in Egypt 80 by his father Fela Kuti, the creator of the afrobeat, he founded in 1986 his own group, The Positive Force, and developed a modern and danced version of the genre.
His albums — "Shoki Shoki" (1998), "Fight to Win" (2001), "Day by Day" (2008), "No Place for My Dream" (2013), "One People One World" (2018) — and his world tours make him the most active ambassador of the afrobeat. He is named four times to the Grammy Awards.
In Lagos' New Afrika Shrine, the room he rebuilt in tribute to his father, Femi Kuti plays every week in front of thousands of spectators. In 2021, the double album "Legacy +", shared with his son Made Kuti, sealed the transmission of a unique musical dynasty.