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Nigeria: Kuti's music of hope

By Andrew Thomas

Updated on 26 October 2007

Femi Kuti has followed in the footsteps of his legendary father to become Nigeria's most outspoken musician.

"Music is supposed to give hope and liberate". That's according to Femi Kuti, who has succeeded his late father as the voice of Nigeria's legendary Afrobeat. And Femi Kuti just as unafraid to speak his mind.

All week More4 News has been running a special series of films on Nigeria. In our final report from Africa's most populous country, we met up with Femi to get his thoughts on the country he's made his home.

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