Femi Kuti says he’s not sad he lost out at the recently held Grammy Awards, adding that a loss won’t spoil his year.
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The Afrobeat singer’s No Place For My DreamNo Place For My Dream album had been nominated in the ‘Best World Music’ category but lost the award to a tie between winners Gipsy Kings and Ladysmith BlackMambazo.
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‘Congrats to the winners.the nomination already made my year not winning won’t spoil it‘, Femi Kuti wrote on Twitter, hours after the winners were announced.
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Just like when he was last nominated in 2011, Kuti did not attend the awards this year. He stayed back in Lagos and performed at the New Afrika Shrine on the night of the awards. He was represented by his sister Yeni Kuti.
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The award was presented by veteran singer Cynthia Lauper at the 56th Grammy Awards pre-telecast held on January 26, 2014.
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