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Femi Kuti is a Afrobeat and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Jazz. Their sound grew out of Afrikan Boy, Roy Hargrove, Thievery Corporation, Brett Dennen and Coldplay. Those roots explain a lot about how Femi Kuti arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tony Allen, Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti, The Souljazz Orchestra and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Seun Kuti, Dele Sosimi, Beats Antique, Ahmed Soultan and Freshlyground, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Femi Kuti, reaching back through Afrikan Boy and forward to Seun Kuti. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Femi Kuti connections
Femi Kuti grew out of Afrikan Boy, Roy Hargrove, Thievery Corporation and Brett Dennen, shares an orbit with Tony Allen, Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti and The Souljazz Orchestra, went on to shape Seun Kuti, Dele Sosimi, Beats Antique and Ahmed Soultan. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Femi Kuti
Sounds and acts that shaped Femi Kuti.
- Afrikan Boyartist
- Roy Hargroveartist
- Thievery Corporationartist
- Brett Dennenartist
- Coldplayartist
- Seun Kutiartist
- Antibalasartist
- Iyeokaartist
- Kiran Gandhiartist
- Faze Actionartist
- Fela Kutiartist
- Macy Grayartist
- Rachid Tahaartist
- Oumou Sangaréartist
- Commonartist
- Mos Defartist
- Jaguar Wrightartist
- D'Angeloartist
- Nile Rodgersartist
Artists similar to Femi Kuti
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Femi Kuti.
- Tony Allenartist
- Fela Kutiartist
- Seun Kutiartist
- The Souljazz Orchestraartist
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestraartist
- Manu Dibangoartist
- Ebo Taylorartist
- William Onyeaborartist
- The Lijadu Sistersartist
- Hugh Masekelaartist
- Kokorokoartist
- The Budos Bandartist
- Orchestra Baobabartist
- Amadou & Mariamartist
- Nubiyan Twistartist
- Baaba Maalartist
- Vaudou Gameartist
- Bixiga 70artist
- Oneness of Jujuartist
- Ikebe Shakedownartist
- Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonouartist
- The Shaolin Afronautsartist
- Dele Sosimiartist
- El Michels Affairartist
- Ofegeartist
- The Daktarisartist
- Lafayette Afro Rock Bandartist
- Cheikh Lôartist
- Jungle by Nightartist
- Bola Johnsonartist
- Ibibio Sound Machineartist
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