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Artist News Gigs & Festivals
Olugbenga, Sam Duckworth, Shinhai Shoniwa to play live in tribute to Fela Kuti
By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 28 November 2013
Olugbenga, Sam Duckworth, Shinhai Shoniwa of Noisettes, Afrikan Boy and the 25-piece Goldsmiths College Choir will all perform live in tribute to late afrobeat great Fela Kuti next month, in collaboration with The Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra.
Timely given the recent-ish release of ‘Red Hot + Fela’, a collection of covers of his songs by tUnE-yArDs, Questlove, Childish Gambino, Angélique Kidjo and the like, the ‘Felabration’ is happening at The 229 Venue in London on 14 Dec.
Tickets to it are available here.
