Last year, Femi Kuti and Mádé Kuti -- the son and grandson, respectively, of Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti -- released Legacy +: Stop The Hate which is up for two 2022 Grammys. The record coincided with Mádé Kuti's solo debut, For(e)ward, which were both released by Partisan Records on the same day. If you haven't checked those records out you can stream them below.
Femi Kuti has just announced he'll bring his band The Positive Force, which features Mádé, to North America this summer for their first tour here in five years, including stop in NYC, Los Angeles, Toronto, Seattle, DC, Philadelphia, and more. All dates are listed below.
The NYC show happens June 10 at Webster Hall. Tickets for the whole tour go on sale Friday, February 25 at 10 AM local time.
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (feat. Mádé Kuti) 2022 tour dates: June 9 - Norwalk, CT - Wall Street Theater June 10 - New York, NY - Webster Hall June 11 - Baltimore, MD - Union Craft Brewing June 15 - Denver, CO - Levitt Pavilion June 16 - Lawrence, KS - Granada June 17 - St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries June 18 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival June 22 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Culture Center June 24 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival June 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival June 28 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern June 29 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theatre June 30 - Menlo Park, CA - Guild Theatre July 1 - San Francisco, CA - Independent July 2 - Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival July 6 - Seattle, WA - The Neptune July 8 - Courtenay, BC - Vancouver Island MusicFest July 10 - Toronto, ONT - Afrofest July 13 - Cambridge, MA The Sinclair July 14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club July 15 - Wilmington, DE - The Queen July 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Downstage at the Mann July 17 - Hammondsport, NY - Pavilion at Point of the Bluff Vineyard