Talk:Femi Kuti

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Revision[edit]

I think this article is poorly written, and needs to be revised to meet a higher standard of quality. Not only is it not chronologically sound, but it also deviates from a "neutral" position by overly praising Femi, beginning to sound more like propaganda. - 66.183.190.88

Sorry to blank most of it, but it was a copyvio from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association website [1]. Does look a useful reference though. Tearlach 18:00, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes all you say is so very true. Question is how and whom is going to do what is needed?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.23.59.73 (talk • contribs) 21:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

other sources for completion[edit]

see also http://www.ngex.com/entertainment/pages/femi.htm - somebody could pull some infos in from there.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.141.160.197 (talk • contribs) 18:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone add current show dates? 72.229.151.118 04:45, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

grand theft auto iv[edit]

femi kuti will be on gta iv on radio station if99

check official site for conformation —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.194.65.143 (talk) 17:33, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Religion[edit]

Like his father, Femi has shown a strong commitment to social and political causes throughout his career, but he differs from his father in his religious views.

I'm not sure what this sentence wants to tell us. I have read a recent review of his new album that suggests that he has become more christians. As I had the chance to talk to him about this, he explictly said he is *opposing* Christianity as it makes people for Jesus to come back and makes them follow a leader, and needs a mediator to get in contact with god. He said he is a spiritual person who doesn't need all that to get in contact with god, but has a direct access, so toi say. Isn't that basically also what Fela thought? --92.117.185.201 (talk) 13:42, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sources belong here, not in External links[edit]

These sources do not ever belong in External links. I have moved the link farm there to this talk page where they do belong. Warning: I didn't check them over, so be careful in choosing any references here. Thank you. --Leahtwosaints (talk) 08:26, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Femi Kuti on Facebook
Femi Kuti on Myspace
The Shrine Unofficial website for Fela Kuti and Afrobeat Music with news, bio's, tour dates, gig reviews, interviews, and lyrics.
LA Weekly interview, Jul. 2007 by Matthew Fleischer
Son of a Lion, interview on flyglobalmusic.com 2004
Photos and Biography
The AfroFunk Music Forum Daily news, music reviews and commentary on Afrobeat and related music
MCA artist page
Video: Femi Kuti at Lincoln Center, July 2010 - Interview and Performance Footage
theartsdesk Q&A: Femi Kuti (24 November 2010)

Video interview from July 2011 on Al-Jazeera's "One on One"

Section deleted for COPYVIO and others[edit]

The section deleted was:

About an event celebrating Fela, not Femi
Organised by a different son of Fela
Riddled with whole sentences taken DIRECTLY from the felabration site WP:COPYVIO
full of repeated sentences and multiple uses of same info
without any refs
full of WP:Peacocking