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Fela Kuti was a Nigerian musician and composer notable both for pioneering the Afrobeat genre and for his political activism. With his unique combination of Jazz, Funk and traditional African chant, Kuti helped to popularize World Music. He is also known for founding the Kalakuta Republic, a commune and recording studio that he officially declared independent from the Nigerian state. Kuti died in 1997 at the age of 58 from complications due to AIDS.
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- Born: October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria
- Died: August 2, 1997
- Birth Name: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti
- Son: Femi Kuti
- Cause of Death: Kaposi's sarcoma brought on by AIDS
- Attended the Trinity College of Music
- First band: Koola Lobitos
- In 1979, formed his own political party called "Movement of the People" (MOP)
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@BoBohem Fela Kuti / Fela - King Of Afrobeat: The Anthology
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@BoBohem Fela Kuti / Fela - King Of Afrobeat: The Anthology / Everything Scatter
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Fela Kuti – Everything Scatter: http://open.spotify.com/track/70pMR0AsZsU4eUISd9fiqO
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FINALLY folks are catching onto Fela Kuti. A musical on him in NYC, & Arthur reprints 1999 Mean Mag. article: http://tinyurl.com/yc5y9k4
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Check this video out -- Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't teach Me No Nonsense http://bit.ly/zYjsB ötüsn tam tamlar!
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Study of the Music and Social Criticism of African Musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music) - $109.95
This work is an analysis of the music and politics of Fela Anikulapo-kuti. It traces Fela's development through several stages of political consciousness, awareness and artistic maturity, his evolution from Fela Ransome-Kuti to Fela Anikula...
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