Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. and a grandchild of a political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome Kuti.
Femi’s musical career started when he began playing in his father’s band, Egypt 80. In 1986, Femi started his own band, Positive Force, and began establishing himself as an artist independent of his father’s massive legacy.
His first record was released in 1995 by Tabu/Motown, followed four years later by Shoki Shoki (MCA), which garnered widespread critical acclaim. In 2001 he collaborated with Common, Mos Def and Jaguar Wright on Fight to Win, an effort to cross over to a mainstream audience, and started touring the United States with Jane’s Addiction. In 2004 he opened The Shrine, his club, where he recorded the live album Africa Shrine.
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LYRICS
Oya
(beng beng beng) – ad lib
Beng beng beng beng beng
Beng beng beng
The time is 12, midnight my brother
The girl leave, out of my bed now
The weather outside na correct weather
That kind of cold freezing weather
Wey ego make your battery echarge extra
I say everything make correct order
The girl fine, I mean she so fine o
Her body, kai, na wahala
Anashiri just makes me wonder
Her breast be like e don love marry
I say everything make correct order
She said, love me, Femi don’t stop
She said, squeeze me, now now
She said, love me, Femi don’t stop
She said, squeeze me, now now
Beng beng beng, I just dey go o
Beng beng beng, I just dey go o
Beng beng beng
Yilin
(beng beng beng) – ad lib
She said, love me now
She said, squeeze me now
To the left now, don’t slow down now
To the right now, don’t come too fast
To the left now, don’t slow down now
To the right now, don’t come too fast
She said, love me now
She said, squeeze me now
Beng beng beng, I just dey go o
Beng beng beng, I just dey go o
Beng
Yilin
Love me now
Squeeze me now
Love me now
(beng beng beng) – ad lib
Beng beng beng
I just dey go o
Beng beng beng
I just dey go o
Beng beng beng
I just dey go o
Beng beng beng
I just dey go o
