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26 de jun. de 2024 · At least a million mourners turned up for the funeral of Nigerian musician, and voice of the downtrodden, Fela Kuti, his manager Rikki Stein remembers.
26 de jun. de 2024 · Afrobeat, which combined traditional West African music with funk, jazz, and highlife, was pioneered by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who was born in 1938 and came to fame in the 1970s. Fela wasn’t just a musician, though; he was a revolutionary who confronted societal injustice and political corruption through his music.
26 de jun. de 2024 · At least a million mourners turned up for the funeral of Nigerian musician, and voice of the downtrodden, Fela Kuti, his manager Rikki Stein remembers.
28 de jun. de 2024 · Discover the best documentaries about Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer whose music and activism left an indelible mark on the world. Explore his revolutionary sound and powerful political messages through these compelling films
28 de jun. de 2024 · Song of the Day: Fela Kuti, “Opposite People” by Matt Micucci. Fela Kuti was a major pioneer of the Afrobeat genre – an energetic style of music blending jazz and funk with traditional African rhythms – which he often used to deliver his provocative and powerful sociopolitical lyrics.
27 de jun. de 2024 · Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti is a 2024 biopic film inspired by true events that unfolded in Abeokuta from 1900 to 1955. It portrays the life of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, an educator, activist, and the mother of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.
26 de jun. de 2024 · The music scene has, today, has been remembering the late Afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who died on August 2, 1997. Here are quick facts he is remembered for, 21 years after his demise....
