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Nigeria\u2019s Femi Kuti has been named the Best World Music artist in the Songlines magazine\u2019s annual wards.<\/p>\n

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Femi Kuti<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kuti, 48, is the son of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. Femi Kuti has taken on his father\u2019s mantle, winning acclaim across Africa for songs that rail against corruption and repression on the continent.<\/p>\n

Femi Kuti\u2019s latest album \u201cAfrica for Africa\u201d is seen as a breakthrough in the younger Kuti\u2019s work, taking him out of his father\u2019s shadow and into his own.<\/p>\n

\u201cSongs like \u201cPolitics in Africa,\u201d \u201cCan\u2019t Buy Me\u201d and \u201cBad Government\u201d all serve to underline his utter disdain for the corrupt politicians of his native Nigeria and other African nations\u00a0 a theme that continues to be pertinent today with events happening across North Africa and Ivory Coast,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Femi Kuti grew up in Lagos and joined his father\u2019s band. Like his father, Femi\u2019s songs concentrate on social and political issues. Femi Kuti has been nominated for Grammy awards in 2003 and 2010.<\/p>\n

Another African award winner in the World Music Awards is AfroCubism which picked up the award for Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration. AfroCubism brought together musicians from Cuba and Mali.<\/p>\n

Songlines readers make the nominations for the awards and the final awards are decided by the magazine\u2019s editors.
Songlines editor Simon Broughton said the role of musicians in recent popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt showed their relevance beyond just entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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