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Femi Kuti is an award winning Nigerian musician, and the oldest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Femi was born in London on 16 June 1962 and grew up in the former Nigerian capital Lagos. Like his father, Femi has shown a strong commitment to social and political causes throughout his career, but he differs in his religious views. In 2001, Femi collaborated with a number of US musicians such as Common, Mos Def, and Jaguar Wright, on his Fight to Win album. <a href="https://www.last
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- London
- Child
- Made Kuti
- Father
- Fela Kuti
- Sibling
- Seun Kuti
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Languages spoken
- Yoruba
- Native language
- Yoruba
- Genre
- Afrobeat
- Instrument
- organ
- Official website
- www.femiakuti.com
- Image
- Femi Kuti 2.jpg
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- Femi Kuti
- date of birth
- 1962-06-16
- ethnic group
- Yoruba people
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- social media followers
- 161710
- P10632
- Femi Kuti
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