Fela Kuti

About

Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì, also famously known as Abàmì Ẹ̀dá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the King of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with African-American funk and jazz. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa’s most “challenging and charismatic music performers”. AllMusic described him as “a musical and sociopolitical voice” of international significance.

Albums/Songs:

• Fear Not for Man
• Fela Ransome Kuti and His Koola Lobitos
• Kalakuta Show
• Alagbon Close
• Everything Scatter
• Afrodisiac
• Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana
• The ’69 Los Angeles Sessions
• Zombie
• He Miss Road
• Up Side Down
• Open & Close
• Shakara
• Noise for Vendor Mouth
• Roforofo Fight
• Excuse O
• Fela’s London Scene
• Why Black Man Dey Suffer
• Expensive Shit
• Na Poi
• Confusion
• Gentleman
• No Bread
• Ikoyi Blindness
• Yellow Fever

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