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     Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt 80 - Beasts Of No Nation, Live at the ...

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     Fela Kuti - Lady

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     Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (LP)

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2. 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. In the early ...

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

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   Fela Kuti. Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 [1] – 2 August 1997), also famously known as Abàmì Ẹ̀dá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the King of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music ...

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     Friend & Manager of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Rikki Stein is Chronicling His Musical Life in Memoir “Moving Music”

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     Felabration unveils new logo inspired by Fela Kuti's ‘Look and Laugh’ song

     In a recent announcement, the Felabration Organising Committee has unveiled ‘Look and Laugh’ as the theme for Felabration 2024.‘Look and Laugh,’ originally released by Fela Kuti in 1980 as part of his album ‘Coffin for Head of State,

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     Felabration 2024: Organisers announce start date, unveil theme

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     Felabration 2024: Organisers announce dates with theme “Look and Laugh”

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

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   Jun 10, 2020 · By Jon Pareles. June 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 ...

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Fela-KutiFela Kuti | Afrobeat Pioneer, Nigerian Activist | Britannica

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   3 days ago · 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. Kuti was the son of feminist and labour activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.

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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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   Why is Fela Kuti so popular?

   • Kuti’s lyrics were the iron fist in the velvet glove and the fact that he mainly chose to sing in pidgin English was one reason he became so popular not just across Nigeria but in other African countries, too. Fela Kuti’s 10 of the best on YouTube. 6. Expensive Shit

   Fela Kuti – 10 of the best | Fela Kuti | The Guardian

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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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9. www.theguardian.com › 05 › fela-kuti-10-best-songsFela Kuti – 10 of the best | Fela Kuti | The Guardian

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   May 5, 2016 · Last modified on Tue 30 May 2023 07.23 EDT. 1. It’s Highlife Time (with Koola Lobitos) Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti was born on 15 October 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria to influential ...

10. 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

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