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Renowned music manager, Rikki Stein, has spent nearly six decades moving musicians around the world, and this book recounts a lifetime of adventure on the road. Always in the right place at the right time, Rikki was part of the great countercultural moments of the last century, from Woodstock and the Vietnam War Moratorium March to the launch Glastonbury Festival.
Throughout this extraordinary time, Rikki has toured some of the world's most iconic musicians and groups, from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds,The Moody Blues, Grateful Dead to managing the Nigerian superstar, Fela Kuti and many other iconic artists.
Full of extraordinary, sometimes hilarious, stories of life on the road, this memoir recounts the joys, frustrations and surprises of juggling logistics, local politics and the whims of his creative clients to deliver true, life-enhancing moments of moving music.
About the author
Renowned music manager, Rikki Stein, has spent nearly six decades in the entertainment industry. He has been employed by record companies as a producer in both France and the United States, and has arranged and presented concerts and tours for countless distinguished artists, performing at prestigious venues throughout the world. Rikki has toured the following bands around the world: The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Zombies, The Moody Blues, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Thomas Mapfumo, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy James and The Vagabonds, Ginger Baker, Tony Allen, The Who, Grateful Dead, Tu-Face Indibia, Rachid Taha and Segun Adewale.
Rikki has managed The Master Musicians of Joujouka (Morocco), The Pan African Orchestra (Ghana), Les Nubians (French-Cameroon), Keziah Jones (Nigeria), Andy Summers (USA), Les Ballets Africains, National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea, L’Ensemble Symphonique Traditionnel (Guinea), Fela Kuti (Nigeria) and Femi Anikulapo Kuti (Nigeria).
Rikki is the CEO of Kalakuta Sunrise Ltd, a holding company for Knitting Factory Records and Partisan Records, featuring such artists as IDLES, Fontaines DC, Laura Marling, PJ Harvey, Cigarettes After Sex, and the entire catalogue of Fela Kuti which he continues to administer. This includes luxury vinyl boxsets, each curated by celebrated artists, Questlove, Ginger Baker, Brian Eno, Erykah Badu, Chris Martin and Idris Elba.
Summary
Renowned music manager, Rikki Stein, has spent nearly six decades moving musicians around the world, and this book recounts a lifetime of adventure on the road. Always in the right place at the right time, Rikki was part of the great countercultural moments of the last century, from Woodstock and the Vietnam War Moratorium March to the launch Glastonbury Festival.
Throughout this extraordinary time, Rikki has toured some of the world's most iconic musicians and groups, from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds,The Moody Blues, Grateful Dead to managing the Nigerian superstar, Fela Kuti and many other iconic artists.
Full of extraordinary, sometimes hilarious, stories of life on the road, this memoir recounts the joys, frustrations and surprises of juggling logistics, local politics and the whims of his creative clients to deliver true, life-enhancing moments of moving music.
Foreword
Renowned music manager Rikki Stein has spent six decades touring the world’s most iconic musicians and groups, from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds, The Moody Blues and the Grateful Dead to managing the Nigerian superstar, Fela Kuti and many other iconic artists.Rikki has now detailed his adventure-packed career in a beautifully written new memoir Moving Music, published by Wordville on 4th June 2024. The book takes readers on a journey alongside a man who was always in the right place at the right time, experiencing the great countercultural moments of the last century, from Woodstock and the Vietnam War Moratorium March to Altamont and the launch of Glastonbury Festival.
Rikki’s journey is also a spiritual one, forged by his experience of living among the mountain community of the Master Musicians of Joujouka, Morocco. Full of extraordinary, sometimes hilarious, stories of life on the road, Moving Music recounts the joys, frustrations and surprises of juggling logistics, local politics and the whims of his creative clients to deliver true, life-enhancing moments of moving music.
