To promote his two-CD set, Definitive Collection, Afro-beat musician Femi Kuti has announced he will tour the United States this summer.
Kuti, whose last name quickly gives him away as the son of Nigerian legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will be on the road through July and into the beginning of August. This year marks the tenth anniversary of his father’s passing.
The Definitive Collection: Femi Kuti contains songs from all three of Femi‘s albums, tracks from his rare self-titled album, a duet with Rachid Taha, and a remake of “Water No Get Enemy.” The collection comes with a limited-edition bonus CD of ten Femi Kuti mixes.
Tour dates:
2-Jul Monday Summerfest MILWAUKEE
4-Jul Wednesday Comerica City Festival DETROIT
6-Jul Friday Ottawa Blues Festival OTTAWA
7-Jul Saturday Quebec Festival QUEBEC CITY
8-Jul Sunday Paradise BOSTON
11-Jul Wednesday Summerstage NYC
12-Jul Thursday Philadelphia Theater of the Living Arts PHILADELPHIA
13-Jul Friday 9:30 Club WASHINGTON DC
14-Jul Saturday Variety Playhouse ATLANTA
16-Jul Monday Stubb’s AUSTIN
18-Jul Wednesday ORPHEUM FLAGSTAFF
19-Jul Thursday HOB SAN DIEGO
20-Jul Friday HOB LOS ANGELES
21-Jul Saturday Fillmore SAN FRANCISCO
22-Jul Sunday Truckee Regional Park TRUCKEE
25-Jul Wednesday Showbox SEATTLE
26-Jul Thursday Commodore Ballroom VANCOUVER
27-Jul Friday Horning’s Hideout PORTLAND
29-Jul Sunday The Depot SALT LAKE CITY
30-Jul Monday Belly Up ASPEN
31-Jul Tuesday Boulder Theater BOULDER
2-Aug Thursday Minneapolis Zoo Amphitheater MINNEAPOLIS
3-Aug Friday Lollapalooza Festival CHICAGO