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  "slug": "femi-kuti",
  "name": "Femi Kuti",
  "description": "Femi Kuti appears once in our Afrobeat list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/femi-kuti/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1998,
    "last": 1998
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 8,
    "list": "Afrobeat"
  },
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      "slug": "afrobeat",
      "name": "Afrobeat",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "trackKey": "femi-kuti--beng-beng-beng",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/femi-kuti--beng-beng-beng/",
      "title": "Beng Beng Beng",
      "year": 1998,
      "label": "Barclay",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The son takes the form, shortens it to radio length and points it at sex rather than the state — and gets banned in Nigeria anyway. Proof the grammar survived the transfer.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Femi%20Kuti%20Beng%20Beng%20Beng",
          "exact": false
        },
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        }
      },
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        "slug": "afrobeat",
        "name": "Afrobeat",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/afrobeat/"
      },
      "artist": "Femi Kuti"
    }
  ],
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}