Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 15, 1938
Place of Birth:
Abeokuta, British Nigeria
Social Media
Fela Kuti
Biography
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (Yoruba: [fɛ̄lá āníkúlák͡pó 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 African music with 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.
Kuti was the son of Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. After early experiences abroad, he and his band Africa '70 (featuring drummer and musical director Tony Allen) shot to stardom in Nigeria during the 1970s, during which Kuti was an outspoken critic and target of Nigeria's military juntas. In 1970, he founded the Kalakuta Republic commune, which declared itself independent from military rule. The commune was destroyed in a 1978 army raid that injured Kuti and his mother, the latter fatally. He was jailed by the government of Muhammadu Buhari in 1984, but released after 20 months. Kuti continued to record and perform through the 1980s and 1990s. Since his death in 1997, reissues and compilations of his music have been overseen by his son, Femi Kuti.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Happy in the Gap | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Africa Rising | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
| 2019 | My Friend Fela | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Finding Fela | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Fela In Concert | Self |
| 1990 | Paris Black Night | Lui même |
| 1984 | Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense | Self |
| 1984 | Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984 | Self |
| 1982 | Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon | Self |
| 1978 | Berliner Jazztage '78 | Self |
| 1973 | Ginger Baker: In Africa | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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