Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti for the fourth time in a row has lost out at the
Grammy Awards!
The Afrobeat singer lost the award to a tie between winners
Gipsy Kings and
Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The award was presented by veteran singer Cynthia Lauper at the 56th Grammy Awards pre-telecast held on January 26, 2014.
The Nigerian Afrobeat singer and saxophonist was nominated in the ‘
World Music‘ category for his 2013 ‘
No Place For My Dream‘ album released under
Knitting Factory Records.
Others in the category include French group
Gipsy Kings, SA male choral group
Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Indian musician
Ravi Shankar.
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.
Femi Kuti has been swarmed with congratulatory messages on Twitter where he supposedly received the news. ‘
Really haven’t heard. Thanks‘, he wrote while replying a congratulatory tweet.
Kuti has however grown less optimistic about getting a Grammy Award. In 2011,
Femi Kuti deliberately skipped out on attending the awards show stating that he ‘didn’t want to raise his hopes high’.
