Femi Kuti
The organisers of the music talent hunt show, Nigerian Idol,
have just made a major catch. On Sunday, Oct. 14, the Afro Beat icon, Femi
Anikulapo-Kuti, was announced as a judge on the show for the recently launched
season 3 of the show.
Femi joins the panel formerly only made up of ex-Shalamar dancer,
Jeffrey Daniels, singer, Yinka Davies and the Area fada, Charly Boy.
In a release made available to the press, the organisers
quoted Femi as being very delighted to join the Nigerian Idol family.
“I am honoured to be part of Nigerian Idol, a show that
discovers talents across the country in music. Saying I love music is like
saying snow is white. I am beyond passionate about music which is why I
single-handedly taught myself to play four instruments. I play the Sax twelve
hours in a day training myself to get better. So an opportunity to be able to
impact on the lives of the future of Nigerian music is one I will never say no
to,” he said.
"I was very proud when I watched Mercy Chinwo the last
winner give a remarkable performance of Felas Zombie when I was a guest judge
on the show last season. Many times you see people murder the songs or over act
with the moves and make the man look like a caricature but she got it just
right with guidance from the coach and judges. I'd like to be part of moulding
many more talents with Nigerian Idol, this year,” he added.
Femi Kuti is one of Africa’s biggest recording artists and
he brings to the show wealth of experience that spans well over three decades
of performing across the world, playing six musical instruments, and has receiving
several international awards.
The three-time Grammy Awards nominee has crossed continents
to work with international stars like Common, Mos Def, Jaguar Wright, D'Angelo,
Macy Gray, The Soultronics, Nile Rodgers, amongst others. Femi Kuti's
voice is featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, where he is the host of
radio station IF 99.
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