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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

23/03/2017
Starts 07:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Ticket price
Early Bird £16.50 / General Release £19.50
Age limit
14+ (under 16s must be accompanied)
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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Change of Venue

This show is now at The Fleece

Seun Kuti is the youngest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. At the age of nine, Seun expressed the wish to sing to his father. A short while later Seun started performing with his father and the band, until his father’s untimely death in 1997. Seun, then only 14-years-old, assumed the role as lead singer of Egypt 80. Ever since, Seun has followed the political and social ethos of his father. Along the way, he began to add his own twist to the music, digging deep into various African traditions to reflect the continent's struggles and cultures. About three-quarters of the current Egypt 80 line-up consists of musicians that not only played with Fela Kuti, but often were arrested and harassed alongside the founder of the Afrobeat movement. Seun Kuti has toured the world and previously released three critically acclaimed albums as well as last year’s Struggle Sounds EP.

On sale 10am Friday 6th January

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