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Fela Kuti
✦Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
20th century1938 – 1997AfrobeatNigerian
Overview
Born
1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died
1997
Nationality
Nigerian
Tradition
Afrobeat
Era
20th century
Biography
Creator of Afrobeat — a fusion of Yoruba music, highlife, jazz, and funk over driving polyrhythmic percussion. Fela was equally renowned as a political activist who used his music to challenge Nigerian military rule.