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Femi
Kuti has broken the World record for the longest single note held on a
saxophone at the New Africa Shrine.
He reached the feat
at the New Africa Shrine on Sunday as revealed by his sister, Yeni
Anikulapo-Kuti on her Instagram page @yenikuti;
“This evening 7th
May at the New Africa Shrine, Femi Kuti broke the world record for the longest
single note on a saxophone note set in 1997 by Kenny G.
Really! This is
amazing! Again, we have a world champ.
Sen. Ben
Murray-Bruce, the deputy high commissioners of Netherlands and The United
Kingdom, was among the large audience who witnessed the event.
Kenny G was the
first saxophonist to set the pace, when he held an E-Flat for over 45 minutes,
precisely 45mins 37 seconds in
December 1997. However, Femi Kuti
broke this record by holding a key for 46 minutes 38seconds.
Kenny G was
reported to have used a technique called Circular Breathing, which keeps a
steady stream of air flowing through the saxophone even as the player breathes.
It is yet uncertain
what technique Femi used or even, the member of the sax family he used to
achieve the massive feat.
It was reported
that Femi started playing the sax when he was 15 and joined his father’s band
“The Egypt 80.”
He later formed his
own band, named “Positive Force’’ in the late 80s.
Femi, a four-time
Grammy award nominee, is skilled on other musical instruments including the
trumpet and the piano.
Femi awaits an
official recognition by the Guinness World Record, according to media reports.
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