Femi Kuti’s North American tour is winding down, and photos from the event have started to surface courtesy of some excellent photographers and flickr. Below are a few of my favorites thus far.

• Toronto, CA by qr5


• Austin, Texas by ebunoluwa


• Québec, QC by Etolane


• Boston, Massachusetts by Geneve Rege


• Central Park, New York City, New York by Office Agbero


• Montreal, QC by Doùdoù


• and another great one by Albert Canalejo from the Cruilla de Cultures 2006 festival near Barcelona, ES for good measure.

(If you have photos of any shows, send them our way and we’ll post them up!)

Make all of una recognize o! Femi Kuti dey yankee o!

Femi Kuti and the Positive force band are in North America for a 5 week tour to promote the new album, Femi Kuti – The Definitive Collection. This double cd release, draws the best of his self-titled debut album, Shoki Shoki and Fight to Win. It also includes Water No Get Enemy from the Red Hot + Riot album as well as a slew of the best remixes of his work. If you want to get up to speed quickly on Femi’s music, this is the best way to do it. While you’re at it, be sure to pick up the new(ish) cd + dvd, Live at the Shrine.

Enough about that, check out the stops below to see when he’ll be in your area, and hurry to buy tickets as these shows will definitely sell out.

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If you’re thirsting for fresh material right now, check out the excellent “with comb & razor” blog for heavy doses of Fela and other heavy sounds.

See you in two weeks.