Dele Sosimi

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Dele Sosimi

Dele Sosimi’s career began when he joined Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Egypt 80 (1979–86). He then created Positive Force band with Femi Kuti, with whom he performed from 1986 to 1994. In both bands he was keyboard player, also musical director taking care of re-orchestrating and arranging music as well as handling the recruiting and training of new musicians.

Based on Afrobeat, Dele's music is a blend of complex funk grooves, Nigerian traditional music, African percussion, underpinning the jazz horns and solos from other instruments, as well as rhythmical singing.

His keyboard work can be heard on several of Fela's albums,as well as some of Femi's. Dele has also performed often with Tony Allen.

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