songwriter, and actress Alicia
Keys, is one of the few foreign
artistes who have begun to
appreciate African music
especially Nigerian songs.
Recently, Alicia Keys hipped
praises on the song of Afro-
beat Legend, Femi Kuti, titled
'No Place for my Dream,' stating
that the song gives her
inspiration.
It would be recalled that the
Nigerian music legend was
nominated for the 56th Annual
Grammy Awards with 3 other
artistes. He lost out to French
group Gipsy Kings and South
African group Ladysmith Black
Mambazo. It was a tie.
Though the son of the late Afro
Beat legend Fela Kuti, has been
nominated severally for the
Grammys but has never won it
before, but his music continues
to receive accolades from both
local and international audience.
Femi Kuti who has grown less
optimistic about getting a
Grammy Award did not attend
the awards show. He was
represented by elder sister Yeni
Kuti.
In 2003, Kuti picked up his first
Grammy Award nomination but
lost out to Panamanian salsa
singer Rubén Blades.
He similarly
lost in 2010 when he was
nominated in the same category.
US banjo player Bela Fleck walked
away with the award.
In 2011, Kuti once again lost the
award to Malian band Tinariwen
for the album Tassili.
Meanwhile, throughout her
career, Keys has won numerous
awards and has sold over 75
million records worldwide. Also,
she became the first female to
have an MTV Unplugged album to
debut at number one and the
highest since Nirvana in 1994.
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