Fela’s Son Seun Kuti Takes Egypt 80 On the Road

Afrobeat DNA strain reportedly as wicked as ever.

By Andy Tennille

Following in his famous father’s footsteps, Seun Kuti – the 26-year-old son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti – is taking to the road this summer with Egypt 80, Fela’s group through much of the ‘80s and ‘90s, for a month-long tour of North America before heading back to Africa and Europe.

The tour is in support of his debut album, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, due out June 24 on Disorient Records. Check out his MySpace here. And here’s a video of Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 performing in Lyon, France in July 2005.

Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 Tour Dates:

6/20/2008 Los Angeles, CA - Grand Performances

6/21/2008 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

6/22/2008 San Francisco, CA - Stern Grove

6/23/2009 Redway, CA - Mateel Center

6/25/2008 Vancouver, CA - International Jazz Festival

6/27/2008 Victoria, BC - Jazz Festival

6/28/2008 Seattle, WA - The Moore

6/30/2008 Chicago, IL - House of Blues

7/2/2008 Toronto, ON - Harbourfront

7/3/2008 London, ON - Sunfest

7/4/2008 Detroit, MI - Comercia Festival

7/5/2008 Philadelphia, PA - World Café

7/6/2008 New York, NY - Central Park Summer Stage

7/7/2008 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

7/8/2008 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

7/10/2008 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluest Fest

7/11/2008 Quebec, QC - Quebec D'ete

7/12/2008 Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival

7/13/2008 Quebec City, QC - Nuits D'Afrique

7/17/08 Casablanca, Morocco - Festival de Casablanca

7/19/08 Trenčín, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival

7/20/08 London, England - Love Box Festival

7/24/08 Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo

7/26/08 Gdynia, Poland - Globaltica World Culture Festival

8/1/08 Bidon, France - Bidon Festival

8/3/08 Ledbury, England - The Big Chill

8/7/08 Reunion Island - Festival Sakifo