ARTIST · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE

Femi Kuti

Country / region: Nigeria
Recording years: 1998–2011
Recordings: 5
Albums and releases: 3

CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE

Femi Kuti in Nigeria

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ARTIST STORY

Meet Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti is a solo artist associated with Nigeria whose catalog here spans 1998–2011. The artist is connected with Afrobeat, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Afrobeat shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Victim of Life”, “Boys Dey Hungry for Town”, “No Place for My Dream”, “No Work No Job No Money”. Then move to “No Place for My Dream” and “Shoki Shoki” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Afrobeat

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Solo artist
Country / region: Nigeria
Birth date: June 16, 1962
Birthplace: London

START HERE

Start with these recordings

01Victim of Life1998 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02Boys Dey Hungry for Town2011 · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03No Place for My DreamafrobeatOpen in new tab 04No Work No Job No MoneyafrobeatOpen in new tab 05One Man ShowafrobeatOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·afrobeat

No Place for My Dream

Album·1998

Shoki Shoki

Album·2011

Africa for Africa

GENRES

Genres

Afrobeat

ARTIST GRAPH

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CURRENT NODE · Artist

Femi Kuti

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Why they connect

created byAfrica for AfricaFemi Kuti and Africa for Africa are connected in the catalog.
created byNo Place for My DreamFemi Kuti and No Place for My Dream are connected in the catalog.
created byShoki ShokiFemi Kuti and Shoki Shoki are connected in the catalog.
main styleAfrobeatFemi Kuti and Afrobeat share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byNo Work No Job No MoneyNo Work No Job No Money is a recording by Femi Kuti.
performed byVictim of LifeVictim of Life is a recording by Femi Kuti.
performed byOne Man ShowOne Man Show is a recording by Femi Kuti.
performed byBoys Dey Hungry for TownBoys Dey Hungry for Town is a recording by Femi Kuti.
performed byNo Place for My DreamNo Place for My Dream is a recording by Femi Kuti.

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GenreAfrobeat AlbumNo Place for My Dream AlbumShoki Shoki AlbumAfrica for Africa