Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938–2 August 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. James Brown cited him as one of the originators of funk.
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, to a middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a feminist activist in the anti-coloni...
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- Oct 15, 1938
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- Aug 2, 1997 (age 58 years)
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- Fela Anikulapo Kuti,
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- Fela and Africa 70,
- Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa '70,
- Feka & Egypt 80,
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