On Sunday May 2ndFemi Kuti the son of Fela Kuti, the originator of Afrobeat and former Public Enemy No1 in Nigeria is playing at the De La Warr Pavillion in Hastings, his only UK Venue date, aside from selected festivals.
Trumpeter and saxophonist Femi made his debut as bandleader at the Hollywood Bowl in 1985, while his father was facing fraud charges. A year later he had split to make his own music with The Positive Force.
His 17-piece unit released two African albums, No Cause For Alarm? and MYOB, before being signed by Motown’s world-music label, Tabu. The Positive Force play fast and as furious with music that digs deep into Nigerian traditions and fuses soul, funk and hip hop.
Femi’s songs became anthems, though the Nigerian government made sure he was never played on radio, arguing that the lyrics to one song, Beng Beng Beng, were so lewd he was a danger to public morality.
Femi Kuti and The Positive Force are a return to the glory days of Nigeria’s big bands, of wailing organs, frantic polyrhythms and behemoth horn sections playing against each other. Afrobeat both hard driving and hard hitting, is still the order of the day at The Shrine, the nightclub in Lagos where Femi and his band, The Positive Force, play three times a week.
This gig is going to be a real treat! The De La Warr Pavillion embraces and pushes musical & artistic talent from all genres, alongside many underground and up and coming artists. Let's support them & Femi and make this gig amazing!
Tickets (standing, with some seats available in the balcony) £18
Tel : 01424 229111
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