Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
Show Date: Saturday, July 21, 2018
Show Time: 8:30 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Ticket Price: $20-$45
Show Type: Reggae/ World
Restrictions: All Ages
Femi Kuti is the heartand soul of modern Afrobeat. Femi’s father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, created the style -a blend of traditional Nigerian drum patterns, the smooth groove of highlife and American soul, funk and R&B –and took it to the world, inspiringpeoplewith insistentdancebeatsand lyrics bristling withpolitical statements. Afrobeat movedseveral generations of musicians, in Nigeria and around the world, to follow Fela’s dictum and use music as a weapon to fight for justice and freedom. Femi and his band, Positive Force, are at the forefront of that movement, continuallyexpanding the music’s vocabulary, adding hints of punk andhip-hop to thesound,while maintainingits traditional roots and political message.