Receiving widespread critical acclaim by the likes of Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, and Vibe, the MCA released record proved Kuti as an artist in his own right. Now at the full attention of the musical press, proud of his father’s accomplishments, but reluctant to bathe in the shadow of his success, Kuti issued his sophomore album “Shoki Shoki” in 1999. Later in ’97 Kuti’s father died following AIDS-related complications. Adopting similar style of Afrobeat popularised by his father, the record earned critical acclaim and led to a worldwide tour in ’96 and ’97. Motown subsequently offered the musician a record deal and put out his eponymously-titled debut album in 1995. Having created his own band, Positive Force, towards the tail-end of the ‘80s, Kuti made his debut solo performance at the Festival de’Angoulême in 1988. It was around this time young Kuti began playing the saxophone and by the age of 15 became a member in his father’s band. ![]() ![]() Born in London, England in 1962, following his parents’ separation, Kuti lived with his mother in Lagos, Nigeria, before moving to live with his father, Fela Kuti, in 1977.
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