Femi Kuti, the oldest son of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti and a superstar in his own right, will tour the U.S. throughout the month of July and into early August. The tour is in support of a new two-CD retrospective, The Definitive Collection: Femi Kuti (Wrasse).
Like his late father’s, Femi Kuti’s music is a stew of deep funk rhythms, jazz, R&B and indigenous African sounds. And also like Fela, the younger Kuti is activistic in his lyrics, critical of oppressive government, abuse of power and hypocrisy, and supportive of black consciousness and empowerment. He released three albums prior to the new collection: a self-titled debut, Shoki Shoki and Fight to Win.
Tour Dates
2-Jul Monday Summerfest MILWAUKEE
4-Jul Wednesday Comerica City Festival DETROIT
6-Jul Friday Ottawa Blues Festival OTTAWA
7-Jul Saturday Quebec Festival QUEBEC CITY
8-Jul Sunday Paradise BOSTON
11-Jul Wednesday Summerstage NYC
12-Jul Thursday Philadelphia Theater of the Living Arts PHILADELPHIA
13-Jul Friday 9:30 Club WASHINGTON DC
14-Jul Saturday Variety Playhouse ATLANTA
16-Jul Monday Stubb’s AUSTIN
18-Jul Wednesday ORPHEUM FLAGSTAFF
19-Jul Thursday HOB SAN DIEGO
20-Jul Friday House of Blues LOS ANGELES
21-Jul Saturday Fillmore SAN FRANCISCO
22-Jul Sunday Truckee Regional Park TRUCKEE
25-Jul Wednesday Showbox SEATTLE
26-Jul Thursday Commodore Ballroom VANCOUVER
27-Jul Friday Horning’s Hideout PORTLAND
29-Jul Sunday The Depot SALT LAKE CITY
30-Jul Monday Belly Up ASPEN
31-Jul Tuesday Boulder Theater BOULDER
2-Aug Thursday Minneapolis Zoo Amphitheater MINNEAPOLIS
3-Aug Friday Lollapalooza Festival CHICAGO
(Photo c/o Universal Music France)
