Fela Kuti facts for kids
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Fela Kuti
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![]() Fela Kuti in 1970
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Birth name | Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti |
Born | Abeokuta, Nigeria |
15 October 1938
Origin | Abeokuta, Nigeria |
Died | 2 August 1997 Lagos, Nigeria |
(aged 58)
Genres | Afrobeat |
Occupation(s) | musician, activist |
Instruments | Saxophone Vocals Keyboards Trumpet Guitar Drums |
Years active | 1958–1997 |
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Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), or just Fela, was a Nigerian musician and composer who was very important in a genre called afrobeat. He played the saxophone, guitar, drums, keyboards and trumpet, and he sang. He was also a human rights activist. The American singer James Brown said that Kuti was one of the originators (starters) of the funk genre.
Kuti died in 1997 of Kaposi's sarcoma, an illness caused by AIDS. In 2008 a musical production called Fela! was created, about Kuti's life and career.
Images for kids
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The Ransome-Kuti family around 1940: Reverend Israel and Chief Funmilayo seated, Dolu at back, Fela in the foreground and baby Beko, with Olikoye at right
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