Join Ken Stowar and the CIUT crew as they celebrate twenty years of the radio show Global Rhythms. Featuring Los Caballeros del Son, Babalao Stereo Club and Femi Abosede & Culture Force.

Femi Abosede

As a youth, Abosede was introduced to the great Fela Kuti and spent much of his time as a teenager at his infamous Shrine and Kalakuta compound. There, Abosede experienced Fela's vibrant attacks on governmental hypocrisy, his support of the pan-African struggle for liberation, and most of all, his propulsive, life-enhancing music. Abosede says, "Just by my observing him, Fela taught me to work tirelessly and passionately on my craft. It is my own music, but Fela helped me open my eyes to world conditions, and find my own voice to speak on them." Passionate and outspoken, Abosede refused to be silenced by political bureaucracy, and in the mid-80's left his homeland for England. There, he pawned his keyboard for a saxophone and taught himself to play. Later, in 1989, he moved to the United States and began playing with Ghanaian reggae group, Culture Shock. Finally moving to Toronto, he formed the Culture Force band in 1999, to play raw Afrobeat at its best.  myspace.com/femiabosede

Babalao

This 5 piece melds funk with other Latin and Afro grooves. "Babalao is sure to get your blood pumping, your body moving, your heart racing and your sweat pouring.  There 'ain't no party like a Babalao party!"

www.myspace.com/babalaostereoclub

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