His track was created in collaboration with hip hop and R&B artists, D'Angelo, Macy Gray, The Soultronics, Nile Rodgers, and Roy Hargrove, and all proceeds from the CD were donated to charities dedicated to raising AIDS awareness or fighting the disease.
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Femi Kuti's voice is featured in the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV, where he is the host of radio station IF 99 (International Funk 99, described as "playing a great selection of classics from West Africa, the US and elsewhere").
The Nigerian Afro-beat musician Femi Kuti appears on the album's first single, "Make You Crazy".
An active session musician, he has contributed to the works of Adele, Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, Joss Stone, Ziggy Marley, Macy Gray and Femi Kuti.
Before gaining popularity as a solo artist, Martin earned money through session work, composing jingles for commercials, as a performer with a variety of bands, which enabled him to perform at numerous festivals and events with such international celebrity musicians as Ismael Lo, Lokua Kanza, Vieux Farka Touré, Femi Kuti and Mighty Popo.
Fela Kuti | Femi Kuti | Seun Kuti | Femi Osofisan | Femi Fani-Kayode | Mohammed Kuti | Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti | Femi Taylor | Femi Gbaja Biamila | Erelu Kuti |
They made three albums for Palm Pictures Songs From The Tin(2000) and Serious (2003) and a collection of their remix work for other artists Remixes which featured their interpretations of songs by Femi Kuti, Luciano, Bebel Gilberto, Sly and Robbie and others.
Salters used the downtime during the tour to co-produce L.A rapper Pigeon John’s album Dragon Slayer and to get back together with his Honeycut counterparts to whip up a second effort, ‘Comedians.’ He also wrote and produced the soundtrack to a gangster TV miniseries for French network France 2, ‘Les Beaux Mecs,’ and did a string of remixes for the likes of Femi Kuti and Mayer Hawthorne.
Styl-Plus have performed with a number of artists including Shaka Demus and Pliers, Femi Kuti, 2 Face, Jazzman Olofin, Ruggedman, P-Square and opened concerts for Wyclef Jean, Boyz II Men and Yvonne Chaka Chaka.