Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

October 15, 1938 · 88 years old

Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (Yoruba: [fɛ̄lá āníkúlák͡pó kútì]; born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with Ame…

Known For

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Finding Fela

Finding Fela

2014 · 1h 59m · Movie

A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.

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Fela Kuti - Father of Afrobeat

Fela Kuti - Father of Afrobeat

2020 · 1h 21m · Movie

Fela Kuti, Africa's biggest artist, was also a thorn in the side of Nigeria's military regimes - a revolutionary who fought injustice with his music and a libertine who married 27 wives in one ceremony.

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