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Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Born: Oct 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Died: Aug 2, 1997 in Lagos, Nigeria
Genre: World
Styles: Afro-Pop, Afro-Beat
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
Shuffering and Shmiling
Shuffering and Shmiling
Released: 1977
Label: Polygram France
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After the 1977 police attack on Fela's Kalakuta Republic, where his mother and about 80 members of his entourage and band were injured and arrested, he set out to light a fire underneath the authority ...Read full review
Gentleman
Gentleman
Released: 1973
Label: Creole
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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
More Fela Kuti albums: Main Albums (59), Compilations (62), DVD/Video (5)
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