Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti, has been nominated for the 52nd edition of the Grammy Awards under the 'Best Contempo-rary World Music Album' category for his 'Day by Day' album.
Femi is currently signed to Mercer Street Records alongside his compatriot Asa. This is Femi's second Grammy nomination. Kuti, 47, is the first son of late Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Thenetng reported yesterday that he is in contention with Amadou & Mariam, Bella Fleck, Oumou Sangare and Omar Sosar for the World music category.
Femi is one of the most remarkable performers from the African continent and has built a steady career since forming his positive force band over two decades ago.
His first Grammy nomination was in 2003 for the critically-acclaimed album, Fight to Win. He lost the prize to Ruben blade from Mundo. Nominees for the 2010 Grammy were announced yesterday, amidst performances on broadcast partners, CBS Network.
Singer Beyonce leads the pack with a whopping 10 nods while Taylor Swift, who has had an interesting and eventful year, follows with eight nominations. Kanye West got six (all for his works with other artistes) while rave act Lady Gaga earned five nods. Sunny Ade and Femi kuti are the only indigenous Nigerians to have been nominated for the Grammy's.
Nigerian-born artistes who have won the award in the past are Helen Folasade Adu (who first achieved the success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the popular Brit and Grammy Award winning English group) and Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (who was born on February 19, 1963 in Paddington London). Both are British citizens. Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" won a Grammy Award
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