FEMI KUTI AND THE POSITIVE FORCE

Club

: Standing

Price: 27,- € + presale fee

Time: Show: 20.30 hrs
Doors: 20.00 hrs

Organized by: Rockhal

Review

We regret to announce that due to the too low number of tickets sold, the Rockhal and the Femi Kuti production took the decision to cancel the show of Femi Kuti scheduled on 18 December 2011.

Apostle of rhythm and musical ambassador for justice, singer and saxophonist Femi Kuti is unquestionably the most influential musical and political voice of his native country Nigeria. The artist pushes the funky sounds of afrobeat into the 21st century and together with his band: The Positive Force, he will be performing live at the Rockhal on 18 December 2011.

Those who have followed his career and have experienced his music know this for a fact: Femi Kuti never felt just satisfied with being the King's successor. He freed himself from his father's legacy in 1985 by putting together his own band, The Positive Force, and thereby working to find his own voice. He became, during the '90s, a renowned artist in his own right with a distinctive, colourful and balanced style.

His records tell the story: After a short spell at Motown, he took on the afrobeat sound with his first international album in 1998, "Shoki Shoki", before rubbing shoulders with the modern urban style of his American peers such as Mos Def and Common on the album "Fight To Win".

His first studio record only came about in 2008, having found inspiration in Paris. To complete the cycle, Femi felt he needed to go back to his roots. He went back to the studio where he produced his first recordings with his father. His latest record "Africa for Africa" is less carefully produced than the former ones. However, this was not unintentional, but rather a conscious artistic choice, for example not to polish the finishing touches and keep this afrobeat rough in its purest form.... "Aggressive" is the word that Femi uses the most when talking about his latest work.

Nigeria's most successful music export will play at the Rockhal on 18 December 2011 together with his energetic dancers. For fans of this genre this is definitely a must-see show.

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