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     Fela Kuti - Lady

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     Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt 80 - Beasts Of No Nation, Live at the Zenith, Paris in 1984

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     Fela Kuti / Africa 70 Live in Berlin @ Berliner Jazztage 1978 Full Concert

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2. www.youtube.com › watchFela Kuti- The Greatest Hits - YouTube

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   Jul 21, 2011 · Fela Kuti- The Greatest Hits. remakim2. 92.6K subscribers. 2.6M views 12 years ago.

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3. www.youtube.com › user › FelaFela Kuti - YouTube

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   Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (born 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria) began his career playing jazz and highlife. He formed his first band in London in 1959 while studying at Trinity College of Music.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fela_KutiFela Kuti - Wikipedia

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   Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also famously known as Abàmì Ẹ̀dá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist.

6. www.youtube.com › watchFela Kuti: Music Is The Weapon | Full Music Documentary Movie

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   Aug 31, 2022 · Fela Kuti is to African music what Bob Marley is to reggae: its prophet. All contemporary forms of black music, from funk to electronic, owe something to the irresistible groove of the...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2020/06/10 › artsThe Legacy of Fela Kuti’s Music of Resistance: Hear 15 ...

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   Jun 10, 2020 · Resistance is etched into Afrobeat, the music forged by the Nigerian bandleader and activist Fela Kuti in the 1970s and 1980s. It’s in lyrics that denounce brutality, corruption, apathy, fear and...

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8. genius.com › artists › Fela-kutiFela Kuti Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius

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   Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, and human rights activist. His music often...

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   What is Fela Kuti Afrobeat?

   • Leni Sinclair/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images Resistance is etched into Afrobeat, the music forged by the Nigerian bandleader and activist Fela Kuti in the 1970s and 1980s. It’s in lyrics that denounce brutality, corruption, apathy, fear and the legacy of colonialism.

   The Legacy of Fela Kuti’s Music of Resistance: Hear 15 Essential Songs

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   Who is Fela Anikulapo-Kuti?

   • Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (born 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria) began his career playing jazz and highlife. He formed his first band in London in 1959 while studying at Trinity College of Music. In the early 1970s, Fela created Afrobeat, which rapidly became the most avidly followed style across West Africa.

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   Who wrote Fela Son of Kuti?

   • Fela Son of Kuti: The Fall of Kalakuta is a stage play written by Onyekaba Cornel Best in 2010. It has had triumphant acclaim as part of that year's Felabration and returned in 2014 at the National Theatre and Freedom Park in Lagos. The play deals with events in a hideout, a day after the fall of Kalakuta .

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   What makes Fela a great song?

   • It flaunts the pure stamina of the rhythm section, the riff-by-riff construction of horn solos, the call-and-response of Fela with the backup singers, and the way the crowd cheers every crest in the music. There are plenty of crests.

   The Legacy of Fela Kuti’s Music of Resistance: Hear 15 Essential Songs

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   Why is Fela so famous?

   • His music often touched on societal injustice, corruption, and sensitive subjects like religion and spirituality. Fela spoke out and criticized the corruption of Nigerian government officials and the mistreatment of Nigerian citizens for which he was repeatedly arrested and beaten. He is adored and regarded as a legend.

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   What is Kuti's music style?

   • Kuti's musical style is called Afrobeat. It is a style he largely created, and is a complex fusion of jazz, funk, highlife, and traditional Nigerian, African chants and rhythms. It contains elements of psychedelic soul and has similarities to James Brown 's music. Afrobeat also borrows heavily from the native "tinker pan".

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10. www.youtube.com › user › FelaMusicalFela Kuti - YouTube

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    Nominated for 11 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL! See what all the buzz is about at http://www.felaonbroadway.com/. Everybody Say "Yeah Yeah!" for FELA!