iROKING, Africa’s number one digital music platform, today announces an
exclusive partnership with one of the continent’s most revered recording
artists, Femi Kuti, as he embarks on his latest tour of the USA: Femi Kuti
and the Positive Force Tour.
To celebrate this new partnership, and to welcome Femi Kuti
onto its digital platform, iROKING has compiled an exclusive playlist, now
available on http://iroking.com/album/1338/positive-tour-2013.
The full track listing includes:
Michael Ugwu,
CEO of iROKING says: “Femi Kuti is an African icon and we are honoured, and
very excited, to have his music on iROKING. He continues to push the boundaries
and fly the flag for African music around the world. I urge everyone to go and
see Femi Kuti on his US tour; if you think his songs sound good on the iROKING
play list, imagine how intense and powerful they will be live”.
As part of this exclusive partnership, iROKING has
competition tickets to give away for dates to the Femi Kuti & the
Positive Force Tour. To be in with a chance of winning, Femi Kuti fans must
answer the following question correctly and state clearly which tour date you
would like to attend. More information can be found on the iROKING blog http://blog.iroking.com/
or click here to see full
competition details.
What is the name of the Lagos club made famous by Fela Kuti
and re-launched by Femi Kuti?
Two tickets are available for each tour date:
Solana Beach, CA
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17 JAN
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Los Angeles, CA
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18 JAN
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San Francisco, CA
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19 JAN
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Chicago, IL
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21 JAN
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Boston, MA
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23 JAN
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New York, NY
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24 JAN
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Philadelphia, PA
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25 JAN
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Washington, DC
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26 JAN
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Lyndon, VERMONT
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27 JAN
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iROKING is Africa’s number one music distribution platform,
with over 35,000 tunes from 400 artists.
The company also manages the YouTube channels of over 80 artists, delivering 15 million video views on average a month and over 130,000,000 views across its pages.
The company also manages the YouTube channels of over 80 artists, delivering 15 million video views on average a month and over 130,000,000 views across its pages.
For information concerning iROKING
please contact Global Communications Officer Jessica Hope – jessica.hope@irokopartners.com / 0044 203 176
2808
BRIEF INFORMATION:
iROKING is
Africa’s number one music streaming service. Launched in 2010, www.iroking.com
has over 35,000 songs from over 400 of West Africa’s biggest recording artists,
including international superstars such as Bez, 2Face and 2Shotz.
iROKING is successfully re-organising Nigerian music
distribution via iROKING.com, YouTube, iTUNES and Amazon. Since its inception,
the iROKING team has grown the business to over 80 managed YouTube channels
delivering 15 million video views on average a month and over 130,000,000 views
across its artists’ pages.
In August 2012, iROKING announced that the music platform
had registered 100,000 users and October 2012 saw the launch of a mobile site
for iROKING, where registered users can listen to and download any of the
35,000 tracks on the site from their Feature phones.
FEMI KUTI is a Grammy-award winning and renowned Nigerian
recording artist influenced by and playing Afrobeat – a blend of jazz, hip-hop,
African rhythms, funk, soul and psychedelic rock. Winning a Grammy in 2010 for
his album Africa to Africa, Femi continues to push the boundaries of music with
distinctive, powerful lyrics and melodies and actively campaigns for social and
political justice.
FEMI KUTI AND THE POSITIVE FORCE are currently
touring the USA for 11 dates from 13 – 27 January 2013. The official airline
partner is Arik Air, West Africa’s premier airline and proud supporter of both
the European and US tours.
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