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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.
May 8, 2024 · Fela Kuti (born October 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria—died August 2, 1997, Lagos) was a Nigerian musician and activist who launched a modern style of music called Afro-beat, which fused American blues, jazz, and funk with traditional Yoruba music.
Apr 2, 2014 · Musician and activist Fela Kuti pioneered Afrobeat music and was repeatedly arrested and beaten for writing lyrics that questioned the Nigerian government.
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.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is widely credited as the creator of Afrobeat in the early 1970's, which rapidly became the most avidly followed style across West Africa. Afrobeat’s revolutionary politics bro...
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...
May 4, 2021 · Remembering the legacy of Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and political firebrand who could make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year.
Oct 5, 2008 · Fela Kuti was a Nigerian music revolutionary — he pioneered Afrobeat, a style of music blending African harmonies and rhythms, jazz, funk (and even a little James Brown) with satirical...
Aug 18, 2014 · Fela Kuti found fame in Africa in the ‘70s – but at the time it eluded him elsewhere. As new audiences discover his music, Peter Culshaw looks back at the complex character.
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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