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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Femi Kuti Gets His 4th Grammy Award Nomination

Femi Kuti performing at Felabration 2013, New Afrika shrine, October 2013-1 copy

Afro beat King, Femi Kuti just got his 4th Grammy Awards nomination in the "Best World Music Album" Category for his album "No Place For My Dream" in the forthcoming 2014 Grammy Awards.
This is his fourth nomination at the Grammys, Although he has vowed never to attend the Grammys again, “If I win it, let them bring it here,” he said after the last time he was nominated in 2012.

Kuti’s album was nominated in the same category as Gipsy Kings’ Savor Flamenco, Live: Singing For Peace Around The World by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the Living Room Sessions Part 2 by Ravi Shankar. The Grammy Awards are the biggest awards of the music industry and the 2014 edition would take place on January 14.

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