[Contest] Win Tickets To See Seun Kuti Live in Toronto on Saturday July 12

Seun Kuti is the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. Notably he now heads his father’s legendary Egypt 80 band. This should be a helluva good show and The Kitchen has one pair of tickets to give one lucky reader to see the show for FREE. Want in? Follow me on twitter at @Stellaskid (so I can directly private message you in the event that you win) and tweet the following message:

“Hey @Stellaskid: I wanna win the tickets to see @realseunkuti at The Phoenix in Toronto on July 12 courtesy @nufunk” [note: you do not need to include the quotation marks when you tweet]

Want more info on the show? CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page and ticket info. In the meantime, check out the single, “Rise (From Africa With Fury: Rise)” (along with a remix by Swizz Beatz) from his third album, A Long Way to the Beginning:

Follow Seun Kuti online: website | facebook | twitter

[MP3] The Psychedelic Aliens – Blofonyobi Wo Atale

A little vintage African psyche rock to kick off your morning. From The Psychedelic Aliens 2010 album, Psycho African Beat on Academy LPs. Dig that? You can listen to the entire thing here: DK Facebook | Soundcloud | RDIO

[MP3] Owiny Sigoma Band – Nyiduonge Drums (Champion Remix)

I like this Kuduro-meets-dancehall-esque track from Gilles Peterson‘s Brownswood recordings label. For more:

Owiny Sigoma Band: website | twitter | Facebook

[Music Video] Shad – Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)

New video from acclaimed Canadian MC, Shad. The track, which references Highlife or other similar Afropop sounds, is a little too pop sounding for my personal tastes but lyrical themes-wise, it’s pretty unf-ckwittable.

BUY Shad’s “Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)” on iTunes HERE

[MP3] DanO – Sounds Of The Motherland feat. Fela Kuti

Young Nigerian MC pays homage to his roots on this solid track sampling the legendary Godfather of Afrobeat, Fela!