Fela Kuti

Born: Oct 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Died: Aug 2, 1997 in Lagos, Nigeria

Genre: World

Biography: It's almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Anikulapo (Ransome) Kuti (or just Fela as he's more commonly known) to the global musical village: producer, arranger, musician, political radical, outlaw. He was all that, as well as showman par excellence, inventor of Afro-beat, ...Read full biography

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Gentleman

Released: 1973

Label: Creole Down Home Records

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Gentleman is both an Africa 70 and Afro-beat masterpiece. High marks go to the scathing commentary that Fela Anikulapo Kuti lets loose but also to the instrumentation and the overall arrangements, as they ...Read full review

Confusion

Released: 1975

Label: Polydor

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Fela Kuti's 1975 Confusion shows him and Africa 70 at the heights of instrumental prowess and ambiguous jibes (the stabs are about to get a bit more direct and heated with 1977's Zombie). "Confusion" begins ...Read full review

More Fela Kuti albums: Main Albums (54), Compilations (221), Singles & EPs (7), DVD/Video (7)

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