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Dele Sosimi

Dele Sosimi
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About

Dele Sosimi is a Nigerian-British musician and afrobeat ambassador who began his career as a teenager in Fela Kuti's Egypt 80, serving as both keyboard player and musical director. He later co-founded Positive Force with Femi Kuti before relocating to the UK in 1995, where he has led his own Afrobeat Orchestra and released a string of albums on Wah Wah 45s, cementing his reputation as one of the most authoritative voices in global afrobeat.

72.8K
monthly listeners on Spotify
217K
plays of 'You No Fit Touch Am (Retouched)' on YouTube Music
1979
years active since (Egypt 80)
40+
years as afrobeat ambassador

What's new

  • 2025

    Dele Sosimi performed with his full Afrobeat Orchestra at The World Transformed festival in 2025 on the Niamos stage in Manchester - the same stage where Fela Kuti himself played in the early 1990s.

  • 2025-06

    Dele Sosimi performed at Glastonbury Festival (Worthy Farm) in June 2025.

  • 2025-05

    Dele Sosimi released the album 'Wahala Identity M I X' (feat. Sosue Soulkomplex) in 2025.

  • 2024-04

    Dele Sosimi released 'The Confluence LP' with The Estuary 21 on April 5, 2024 on Wah Wah 45s - an album that blends afrobeat, jazz, soul and funk.

  • 2024-02

    The single 'Stories' (feat. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) was released in February 2024 as a preview of 'The Confluence LP'.

Tour

LondonCardiffBristolNorwichBruton

Tracks

You No Fit Touch AmTitle track from the solo album from 2015, one of his most well-known afrobeat numbers
Turbulent TimesTitle track from the debut album (2002), featured on The Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project (2006)
StoriesSingle from 2024 with Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, preview of 'The Confluence LP'
E Go BettaPopular number with over 141,000 plays on YouTube Music
The Confluence LPAlbum with The Estuary 21 (2024), four stars in Songlines Magazine

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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