If you haven't heard of the Nigerian artist Femi Kuti, you need to listen to his sound. Modern and slightly urbanized, he builds on the talent of his father and ascends to incredible places of the soul and the reflection of civilization in Afrocentricism. You can hear streams of his albums Shoki, Shoki! and Fight To Win here at :

http://www.giantstep.net/releases/189
http://www.giantstep.net/releases/36