Femi Temowo
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Femi Temowo (born 15 September 1976) is a Nigerian-born British jazz guitarist, musical director, producer, and broadcaster.
Career
Temowo was born in 1976 in Akure, Nigeria, and moved to London at the age of 10. He began playing guitar when he was 17 and was playing professionally by the age of 21.[1]
Temowo also moonlights as a broadcaster, hosting Jazz Alive twice weekly on the Premier Gospel radio station.[2]
Temowo released his debut solo album, Quiet Storm, in 2006 on his label, Femitone Music.[3] He explains that while connected to his Nigerian roots, he was exploring his cultural background from the perspective of someone born in Nigeria but living as a British person in the UK.[4]
References
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External links
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- 1976 births
- 21st-century guitarists
- Alumni of Leeds Conservatoire
- Alumni of Middlesex University
- Living people
- Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Nigerian guitarists
- Nigerian jazz musicians
- People from Akure
- British world music musicians
- Yoruba musicians
- Yoruba-language singers of Nigeria
- Yoruba-language singers from the United Kingdom