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Femi Temowo is a Nigerian-born British jazz guitarist, musical director, producer and broadcaster described by ''Time Out'' magazine as "one of Europe's finest and most sought after guitarists." He was nominated for the Best Jazz Act MOBO Award (2012). ==Early life== Femi Temowo was born in the city of Akure, Nigeria. Following the death of his birth mother when he was four months old, he lived with his grandmother in Nigeria while his father emigrated to the UK. Ten years later, in 1986, Temowo's father returned to take his son to England, where they lived in Streatham, South London, with his siblings and step-mother. Amidst an increasingly wayward youth, Temowo's step-mother insisted that he spent Saturday evenings with her at church choir rehearsals. Aside from a brief experimentation with rap, Temowo had not seriously engaged with music. It was in the church that Temowo, aged 17, was taught his first guitar chords by Michael Olatuja, then 13 years old, who would later become a jazz bassist and solo artist. Temowo started experimenting with his brother's acoustic guitar and fell in love with the instrument, practising ceaselessly and quickly becoming proficient. Temowo attended Leeds College of Music for a one-year Music introduction course in 1996. That year, aged 20, he played in his first live jam session at the Paradise Bar in New Cross, London, alongside numerous up-and-coming musicians on the "New Cross scene" such as Shingai Shoniwa (Noisettes). In 1997, Temowo was selected to join the Paradise Bar's house band, and also began gigging in London. He embarked on a Music degree at Middlesex University, and graduated in 2001. After graduating, Temowo provided regular guitar accompaniment for popular artists such as Phillippe, Julie Dexter, Samantha Mumba, and Misteeq, with whom he also toured. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Femi Temowo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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