Femi Kuti confirms band member absconded in US

Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti has confirmed that Andrew Aghedo, a member of his band ‘The Positive Force’, absconded in the United States, 20 minutes before they were to perform.

Femi Kuti’s Son graduates from UNILAG(Photo)

Kwame Joseph, the adopted son of music legend, Femi Kuti has graduated from University of Lagos. The elated father announced this on Instagram, "Kwame Joseph my Son who I've taken care of since his JSS 2 graduated 2day in unilag. Made me very proud & showed most just need a little."

Choc City Releases Press Statement On Femi Kuti Paternity Saga [READ]

News published about Afro Beat Legend Femi Kuti that surfaced on the internet on Friday about two of his five children not belonging to him after taking a paternity test was not a recent occurrence but actually happened over 8 years ago.

"DNA Revealed Am not Father of My Two Kids" – Femi Kuti

Afrobeats artiste, Femi Kuti has painfully revealed that two of his five children, Dupe and Tosin are not his and has had them returned to their biological fathers. The singer in a chat with Encomium, claimed he found out after a DNA test was carried out on them and confessed to being disappointed that a woman could deceive him for that long.

Chocolate City Signs Femi KutiTo Label (Photos)

Nigerian Afrobeat star, Femi Kuti has just been signed under chocolate city music. The excited Grammy nominated musician made the announcement via his Twitter account. He also explained why he signed the deal. See tweets below:

Picture: So Cute, Checkout Femi Kuti & His Ex-wife Funke Kuti All Loving Up

Well, she is still Kuti...I looks like the two are still very much in.....who knows...#FingersCrossed

Checkout Femi Kuti's Granny, Alive & Strong (Photo)

Awww, Oyibo mama....guys, if you don't know that's Femi Kuti's grandmother. Femi and Yeni Kuti shared the pix above to celebrate their grandmother as she turns 93 today, Happy Bday Ma'am...Choi...I like old people ooooo...see Femi's tweet below:

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Not winning won’t spoil my year - Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti says he's not sad he lost out at the recently held Grammy Awards ,adding that a loss won't spoil his year.
The Afrobeat singer's No Place For My DreamNo Place For My Dream album had been nominated in the 'Best World Music' category but lost the award to a tie between winners Gipsy Kings and Ladysmith BlackMambazo.

'Congrats to the winners. The nomination already made my year not winning won't spoil it', Femi Kuti wrote on Twitter, hours after the winners were announced.
Just like when he was last nominated in 2011, Kuti did not attend the awards this year. He stayed back in Lagos and performed at the New Afrika Shrine on the night of the awards. He was represented by his sister Yeni Kuti.

The award was presented by veteran singer Cynthia Lauper at the 56th Grammy Awards pre-telecast held on January 26, 2014.

Femi Kuti Loses At The Grammys Again; See List of Winners

The 56th annual Grammy Awards did not disappoint. It was a event that lovers of entertainment will always be proud of for a long time to come. Here is the complete list of winners at the 2014 Grammy Awards:
•Album of the Year:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
(Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams)
•Record of the Year:
Daft Punk, "Get Lucky"
(Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine "Chab" Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers)
•Song of the Year:
Lorde, "Royals"
(Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters)
•Best Country Abum:
Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park
•Best Pop Vocal Album:
Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
•Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake, "Holy Grail"
•Best Pop Solo Performance:
Lorde, "Royals"
•Best Rock Song:
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, "Cut Me Some Slack"
•Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, "Get Lucky"
•Best New Artist:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
•Best Rock Album:
Led Zeppelin, Celebration Day
•Best Metal Performance:
Black Sabbath, "God Is Dead?"
•Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Pharrell Williams
•Best Alternative Music Album:
Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
•Best Rock Performance:
Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
•Best Country Song:
Kacey Musgraves, "Merry Go 'Round" (Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne)
•Best Country Solo Performance:
Darius Rucker, "Wagon Wheel"
•Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
the Civil Wars, "From This Valley"
•Best Music Film:
Paul McCartney, Live Kisses (Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine and Scott Rodger, video producers)
•Best Music Video:
Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z, "Suit and Tie" (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
•Best Blues Album:
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite, Get Up!
•Best RandB Album:
Alicia Keys, Girl on Fire
•Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Rihanna, Unapologetic
•Best RandB Song:
Justin Timberlake, "Pusher Love Girl" (James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake, songwriters)
•Best Traditional RandB Performance:
Gary Clark, Jr., "Please Come Home"
•Best RandB Performance:
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway, "Something"
•Best Pop Instrumental Album:
Herb Alpert, Steppin' Out
•Best Dance Recording:
Zedd Featuring Foxes, "Clarity"
•Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
•Best Rap Performance:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, "Thrift Shop"
•Best Rap Song:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, "Thrift Shop" (Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis, songwriters)
•Best Rap Album:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the Heist
•Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Michael Bublé, to Be Loved
•Best New Age Album:
Laura Sullivan, Love's River
•Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Wayne Shorter, "Orbits"
•Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit
•Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Terri Lyne Carrington, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
•Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic, Night in Calisia
•Best Latin Jazz Album:
Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente, Song for Maura
•Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance:
Tasha Cobbs, Break Every Chain
•Best Gospel Song:
Tye Tribbett, "If He Did It Before . . . Same God"
•Best Contemporary Christian Music Song:
Mandisa, "Overcomer" (David Garcia, Ben Glover and Christopher Stevens, songwriters)
•Best Gospel Album:
Tye Tribbett, Greater Than
•Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Mandisa, Overcomer
•Best Latin Pop Album:
Draco Rosa, Vida
•Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
La Santa Cecilia, Treinta Días
•Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea, A Mi Manera
•Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Pacific Mambo Orchestra
•Best American Roots Song:
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, "Love Has Come for You" (Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, songwriters)
•Best Americana Album:
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Old Yellow Moon
•Best Reggae Album:
Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley in Concert
•Best World Music Album:
-Gipsy Kings, Savor Flamenco (tie)
-Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Live: Singing for Peace Around the World (tie)
•Best Folk Album:
Guy Clark, My Favorite Picture of You
•Best Children's Album:
Jennifer Gasoi, Throw A Penny In the Wishing Well
•Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling):
Stephen Colbert, America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't
•Best Comedy Album:
Kathy Griffin, Calm Down Gurrl
•Best Musical theater Album:
Kinky Boots
•Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Sound City: Real to Reel
•Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Skyfall, Thomas Newman, composer
•Best Song Written for Visual Media:
Adele, "Skyfall" (Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, songwriters)
•Best Instrumental Composition:
the Clare Fischer Orchestra, "Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra" (Clare Fischer, composer)
•Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "on Green Dolphin Street" (Gordon Goodwin, arranger)
•Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding, "Swing Low" (Gil Goldstein, arranger)
•Best Recording Package:
Reckless Kelly, Long Night Moon (Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds, art directors)
•Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) (Simon Earith and James Musgrave, art directors)
•Best Album Notes:
John Coltrane, Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded) (Neil Tesser, album notes writer)
•Best Historical Album:
-the Rolling Stones, Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965 (Teri Landi, andrew Loog Oldham and Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer) (tie)
-Bill Withers, the Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums (Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers)
•Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories (Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer)
•Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
Lana Del Rey, "Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) (Cedric Gervais, Remixer)
•Best Surround Sound Album:
Paul McCartney, Live Kisses (Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; tommy LiPuma, surround producer)
•Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Winter Morning Walks (David Frost, Brian Losch and Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer)
•Producer of the Year, Classical:
David Frost
•Best Orchestral Performance:
Minnesota Orchestra, Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 (Osmo Vänskä, conductor)
•Best Opera Recording:
the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Adès: the Tempest (Thomas Adès, conductor; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna and Alan Oke; Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick, producers)
•Best Choral Performance:
Tui Hirv and Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir and Vox Clamantis, Pärt: Adam's Lament (Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor)
•Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
Brad Wells and Roomful of Teeth, Roomful Of Teeth
•Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Albany Symphony, Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra (Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor)
•Best Classical Vocal Solo:
Maria Schneider; Jay anderson, Frank Kimbrough and Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw)
•Best Classical Compendium:
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
•Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks, Maria Schneider, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Jay anderson, Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson and Australian Chamber Orchestra)

DOWNLOAD VIDEO: WizKid – Jaiye Jaiye ft. Femi Kuti

Here's the official video to Wizkid's single Jaiye Jaiye. This song was one of the top songs this summer and the video is top notch.

Starboy Ent & Empire Mates Entertainment are proud to present the video for "Jaiye Jaiye"… the first single off of WizKid's highly anticipated sophomore album "Chosen". The song was produced by the incredible hitmaker Sarz, and features the legendary Femi Kuti. The video was directed by Sesan, and shot in Lagos at the historic Shrine location, and actually features a very creative "cameo" from Fela Anikulakpo Kuti himself.



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