Fela Aníkúlápó 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 …

5 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.

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 Kuti was a Nigerian musician and composer who pioneered the Afrobeat genre (a unique combination of funk, psychedelic rock, jazz, and Yoruba chants).

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...

May 3, 2021 · Fela Kuti is often hailed as the greatest pioneer of Afrobeat, the West African musical style that blends fuji music, Yoruba music, Ghanaian highlife, and American jazz, soul and funk. He is credited with coining the name of this particular music genre.

Fela Kuti fue un multi-instrumentista capaz de tocar más de diez tipos de instrumentos, entre los que se destacan el saxofón y los teclados, pero también trompetas, flautas, guitarras e instrumentos de percusión diversos. Una vez que Kuti grababa un tema jamás volvía a interpretarlo en un espectáculo o en algún otro disco ya que decía ...

6 days ago · In this piece, Naijabiography narrates the early life, music career, music band, political activism, as well as the empire, death, and legacy of 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 …

Fela forms his first group, Fela Ransome-Kuti and His Highlife Rakers. The band record four sides for Melodisc, one of Britain’s first independent African and Caribbean music labels. Fela disbands the Highlife Rakers and forms Koola Lobitos, which has a line-up of West African and Caribbean musicians. Fela marries Remi.