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Femi Kuti, eldest son of Afrobeat legend Fela and an international touring sensation himself, has crafted his first studio LP in seven years. Entitled Day by Day, the set has been out for a minute in much of the world, and was issued just today (November 18) in the U.S. via Downtown Recordings' Mercer Street imprint.

Day by Day finds saxman Femi occasionally trading in the reeds for piano and trumpet; he's joined as usual by the 17-piece Positive Force.

After wrapping their current run of European dates, Femi and Positive Force will make their way to North American early on in 2009 for a good bit of touring.

Day by Day:

01 Oyimbo
02 Eh Oh
03 Day by Day
04 Demo Crazy
05 Do You Know
06 You Better Ask Yourself
07 One Two
08 Tell Me
09 They Will Run
10 Tension Grip Africa
11 Dem Funny
12 Let's Make History

Femi:

11-18 Dijon, France - La Vapeur
11-19 Florange, France - La Passerelle
11-21 Nice, France - Theatre Lino Ventura
11-22 Marseille, France - Escape Julien
11-24 Zagreb, Croatia - Aquarius Club
01-07 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
01-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall
01-09 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
01-10 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
01-11 New York, NY - Webster Hall (globalFEST)
01-14 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda
01-15 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
01-16 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
01-17 Chicago, IL - Metro
01-19 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
01-22 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
01-23 Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
01-24 San Diego, CA - House of Blues