Fela Kuti - Knowledge (XXG)

732:). Following the release, Fela performed his first European tour (4 concerts in a week) with a suite of 70 people. The tour starting in Paris on March 15, 1981, with a huge crowd estimated at 10000 people, then Brussels, Wien and Strasbourg. "Black President was followed by another album was recorded in Paris in july 1981: "Original Sufferhead", with "Power Show" on the B-side. Fela also recorded the track "Perambulator" in Paris. Arista gave his back freedom to Fela at the end of 1981. French Filmmaker Jean Jacques Flori came to Lagos early 1982 to direct the now classic film "Music is a Weapon". The filmed was broadcast first on Antenne 2 (french TV in 1982). The film producer Stephane Tchalgaldjieff didn't like the film and decided to re edit it for an international release. "V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power)" and "Authority Stealing" were released in 1980, with the former being a live performance done in 1547: 372: 877: 5930: 4742: 1375: 1218: 1137:. "Beast of No Nation", one of his most popular songs, refers to Buhari as an "animal in a madman's body"; in Nigerian Pidgin: "No be outside Buhari dey ee / na craze man be dat / animal in craze man skini." Kuti strongly believed in Africa and always preached peace among its people. He thought the most important way for them to fight European cultural imperialism was to support traditional religions and lifestyles in their continent. The American 963:

substantial degree of popularity outside Africa. His LP records frequently had one 30-minute track per side. Typically there is an "instrumental introduction" jam section of the song roughly 10–15 minutes long before Kuti starts singing the "main" part of the song, featuring his lyrics and singing, for another 10–15 minutes. On some recordings, his songs are divided into two parts: Part 1 being the instrumental, and Part 2 adding in vocals.

747:, knowledge, philosophy, mathematics, and religious systems are African and must be claimed as such. Kuti stated in an interview: "Stressing the point that I have to make Africans aware of the fact that Egyptian civilization belongs to the African. So that was the reason why I changed the name of my band to Egypt 80." Kuti continued to record albums and tour the country. He further infuriated the political establishment by implicating 5907: 5897: 5918: 692: 1077:, bypassing editorial censorship in Nigeria's predominantly state-controlled media. Published throughout the 1970s and early 1980s under the title "Chief Priest Say", these columns were extensions of Kuti's famous Yabi Sessions—consciousness-raising word-sound rituals, with himself as chief priest, conducted at his Lagos nightclub. Organized around a militantly 703: 955:. His bands sometimes performed with two bassists at the same time both playing interlocking melodies and rhythms. There were always two or more guitarists. The electric West African style guitar in Afrobeat bands is a key part of the sound, and is used to give basic structure, playing a repeating chordal/melodic statement, riff, or groove. 1021:

Music is supposed to have an effect. If you're playing music and people don't feel something, you're not doing shit. That's what African music is about. When you hear something, you must move. I want to move people to dance, but also to think. Music wants to dictate a better life, against a bad life.

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Kuti's concerts also regularly involved female singers and dancers, later dubbed as "Queens." The Queens were women who helped influence the popularization of his music. They were dressed colorfully and wore makeup all over their bodies that expressed their visual creativity. The singers of the group

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methods. The album was a massive success and infuriated the government, who raided the Kalakuta Republic with 1,000 soldiers. During the raid, Kuti was severely beaten, and his elderly mother (the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria) was fatally injured after being thrown from a window. The commune

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performance was a representation of what was relevant at the time and his other inspirations. He attempted to make a movie but lost all the materials to the fire that was set to his house by the military government in power. He thought that art, and thus his own music, should have political meaning.

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Kuti and his band took up residence in Crossroads Hotel after the Shrine had been destroyed along with the commune. In 1978, he married 27 women, many of whom were dancers, composers, and singers with whom he worked. The marriages served not only to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Kalakuta

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Kuti was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often outlandish and wild. He referred to his stage act as the "Underground Spiritual Game". Many expected him to perform shows like those in the Western world, but during the 1980s, he was not interested in putting on a "show". His European

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Kuti's album output slowed in the 1990s, and eventually, he ceased releasing albums altogether. On 21 January 1993, he and four members of Africa 70 were arrested and were later charged on 25 January for the murder of an electrician. Rumours also speculated that he was suffering from an illness for

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who secured a record deal with Arista records London through A&R Tarquin Gotch. The first album came out in February 1981 under the title of "Black President" with the track "ITT" and on the B-Side "Colonial Mentality" and an edited version of "Sorrow Tears and Blood" (these two tracks recorded

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traditional ceremonies in honor of his native ancestral faith. He also changed his name to Anikulapo (meaning "He who carries death in his pouch", with the interpretation: "I will be the master of my own destiny and will decide when it is time for death to take me"). He stopped using the hyphenated

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in 1977, and also formalized Kuti's relationships with the women living with him; this legal status prevented the Nigerian government from raiding Kuti's compound on the grounds that Kuti had kidnapped the women. Kuti also described polygamy as logical and convenient: "A man goes for many women in

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Kuti's open vocalization of the violent and oppressive regime controlling Nigeria did not come without consequence. He was arrested on over 200 different occasions and spent time in jail, including his longest stint of 20 months after his arrest in 1984. On top of jail time, the corrupt government

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played a backup role for Kuti, usually echoing his words or humming along, while the dancers would put on a performance of an erotic manner. This began to spark controversy due to the nature of their involvement with Kuti's political tone, along with the reality that a lot of the women were young.

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within the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. His songs were also very long, at least 10–15 minutes in length, and many reached 20 or 30 minutes, while some unreleased tracks would last up to 45 minutes when performed live. Their length was one of many reasons that his music never reached a

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Kuti's lyrics expressed his inner thoughts. His rise in popularity throughout the 1970s signalled a change in the relation between music as an art form and Nigerian socio-political discourse. In 1984, he critiqued and insulted the authoritarian then-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

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and typically cite songs like "Mattress" as further evidence. In a more complex example, he mocks African women's aspiration to European standards of ladyhood while extolling the values of the market woman in "Lady". However, Kuti also critiqued what he considered aberrant displays of African

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In 1978 Fela performed at the Berliner Jazztage in Berlin with his band Africa 70. Disappointed by their fees, Tony Allen, the band leader and almost all the musicians resigned. Since then, Baryton player Lekan Animashaun became band leader and Fela created a new group named

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in the continuing subjugation of Africans. Kuti addressed many topics, from fierce denunciations of the Nigerian Government's criminal behavior, Islam and Christianity's exploitative nature, and evil multinational corporations; to deconstructions of Western medicine,

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the first place. Like in Europe, when a man is married when the wife is sleeping, he goes out and sleeps around. He should bring the women in the house, man, to live with him, and stop running around the streets!" Some characterize his views towards women as

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Republic but also to protect Kuti and his wives from authorities' false claims that Kuti was kidnapping women. Later, he adopted a rotation system of maintaining 12 simultaneous wives. There were also two concerts in the year: the first was in

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as the root of the socio-economic and political problems that plagued the African people. Corruption was one of the worst political problems facing Africa in the 1970s and Nigeria was among the most corrupt countries. Its government

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is quoted as saying of a visit to see Fela Kuti at the African Shrine, Kuti's club outside of Lagos, in the early 1970s: "The music was so incredible that I wept. Hearing that was one of the greatest music moments of my life."

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to celebrate the life of this music legend and his birthday. Since Kuti's death in 1997, there has been a revival of his influence in music and popular culture, culminating in another re-release of his catalog controlled by

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that ultimately worsened poverty, economic inequality, unemployment, and political instability, further promoting corruption and crime. Kuti's protest songs covered themes inspired by the realities of corruption and

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masculinity. In his songs "J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop)" and "Gentleman", Kuti mocks African men's culturally and politically inappropriate adoption of European standards and declares himself "African man: Original".

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were destroyed. Kuti claimed that he would have been killed had it not been for a commanding officer's intervention as he was being beaten. Kuti's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the

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when he simultaneously married 27 women. The highly publicized wedding served many purposes: it marked the one-year anniversary of Kuti and his wives surviving the Nigerian government's attack on the

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In 1983, Kuti nominated himself for president in Nigeria's first elections in decades, but his candidature was refused. At this time, Kuti created a new band, Egypt 80, which reflected the view that

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in 1984, but released after 20 months. He 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,

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released him from prison. On his release, Kuti divorced his 12 remaining wives, citing "marriage brings jealousy and selfishness" since his wives would regularly compete for superiority.

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Shonekan, Stephanie (1 January 2009). "Fela's Foundation: Examining the Revolutionary Songs of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and the Abeokuta Market Women's Movement in 1940s Western Nigeria".

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Olukayode Segun, Eesuola; Ojakorotu, Victor (20 March 2019). "Indigenised popular songs for oppositional political communication : Fela Kuti and Miriam Makeba in perspectives".

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commune, which declared itself independent from military rule. The commune was destroyed in a 1978 raid that injured Kuti and his mother. He was jailed by the government of

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in the lead role. However, by 2014, the proposal was no longer produced under Focus Features, and while he maintained his role as the main writer, McQueen was replaced by

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is a stage play written by Onyekaba Cornel Best in 2010. It has had triumphant acclaim as part of that year's Felabration and returned in 2014 at the National Theatre and

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Ogunyemi, Christopher Babatunde (2 October 2021). "Fela Kuti's Black consciousness: African cosmology and the re-configuration of Blackness in 'colonial mentality'".

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Kuti set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, first named the Afro-Spot and later the Afrika Shrine, where he both performed regularly and officiated at personalised

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Two months later, Knitting Factory Records began re-releasing the 45 titles controlled by UMG, starting with yet another re-release in the US of the compilation

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Kuti continued to release albums with Egypt 80 and toured in the United States and Europe while continuing to be politically active. In 1986, he performed in

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governments of Nigeria in the 1970s and 1980s. He also criticized fellow Africans (especially the upper class) for betraying traditional African culture.

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After Kuti and his band returned to Nigeria, the group was renamed (the) Africa '70 as lyrical themes changed from love to social issues. He formed the

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took the role of leading Kuti's former band Egypt 80. As of 2022, the band is still active, releasing music under the moniker Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

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fashion, while maintaining a strong downbeat. There are clear audible musical similarities between Kuti's compositions and the work of electric-era

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exhibition debuted at the New Museum for Contemporary Art, New York, and featured concerts, symposia, films, and 39 international artists' works.

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Kuti is remembered as an influential icon who voiced his opinions on matters that affected the nation through his music. Since 1998, the

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When you're listening to something that depicts having a better life, and you're not having a better life, it must have an effect on you.

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was tipped off by a promoter that Kuti and his band were in the US without work permits. The band performed a quick recording session in

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when most of Kuti's musicians deserted him due to rumours that he planned to use all of the proceeds to fund his presidential campaign.

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sent soldiers to beat Kuti, his family and friends, and destroy wherever he lived and whatever instruments or recordings he had.

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on its cover. The title of the composition evolved out of a statement by Botha: "This uprising will bring out the beast in us."

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Olaniyan, Tejumola (June 2001). "The Cosmopolitan Nativist: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and the Antinomies of Postcolonial Modernity".

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when most groups only used one. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles and can be seen in

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In the 1970s, Kuti began to run outspoken political columns in the advertising space of daily and weekly newspapers such as

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The subject of Kuti's songs tended to be very complex. They regularly challenged common received notions in the manner of

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which he was refusing treatment. However, there had been no confirmed statement from Kuti about this speculation.

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and called for a united, democratic African republic. African leaders he supported during his lifetime include

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Kuti was highly engaged in political activism in Africa from the 1970s until his death. He criticized the

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on piano. In 1960, Kuti married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he had three children (

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movement through Sandra Smith (now known as Sandra Izsadore or Sandra Akanke Isidore), a partisan of the

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Ayobade, Dotun (2019). "'We Were On Top of the World': Fela Kuti's Queens and the Poetics of Space".

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so that individuals all over Africa could enjoy his music, where the local languages they speak are

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In 2013, FKO Ltd., the entity that owned the rights to all of Kuti's compositions, was acquired by

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that was founded on and delivered through his music. In an interview included in Hank Bordowitz's

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Kuti's music was popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general. He decided to sing in

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rendering of history and the essence of black beauty, "Chief Priest Say" focused on the role of

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Grass, Randall F. (1 January 1986). "Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: The Art of an Afrobeat Rebel".

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rolled into one person and you get a sense of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti."

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respectively, which included the release of the Broadway cast recording of the musical

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tour, he "complained about the psychological warfare that American organizations like

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Kuti was also an outspoken critic of the United States. At a meeting during his 1981

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described him as "a musical and sociopolitical voice" of international significance.

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Kuti's songs "Zombie" & "Sorrow Tears and Blood" has appeared in the video game

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and others denounced the charges as politically motivated. Amnesty designated him a

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ranked Kuti at number 188 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.

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Sithole, Tendayi (July 2012). "Fela Kuti and the oppositional lyrical power".

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waged against developing nations in terms of language". Because terms such as

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musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of

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The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature

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As Iwedi Ojinmah points out in his article "Baba is Dead – Long Live Baba,"

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The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature

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The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature

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in Lagos. The play deals with events in a hideout, a day after the fall of

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On 3 August 1997, Kuti's brother Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, already a prominent

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broadcaster Debbie Golt, Kuti's former manager Rikki Stein, cover artist

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in Africa. Kuti's political statements could be heard throughout Africa.

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Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League

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Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense & Berliner Jazztage '78

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In 1980 Fela signed an exclusive management with French producer

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officials and the mistreatment of Nigerian citizens. He spoke of

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movement also influenced Kuti's political views; he supported

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Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Nigeria

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Ruggieri, Melissa. "Paul recalls The Beatles' 'laboratory'",

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In 2021, Hulu released a six-episode documentary miniseries,

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Black President: The Art & Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

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Noise of the World: Non-Western Musicians In Their Own Words

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was an important American influence on Kuti's musical style.

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Noise of the World:Non-Western Musicians In Their Own Words

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minister, school principal, and the first president of the

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at World Music Central; includes biography and discography

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Alimi, Shina; Anthony, Iroju Opeyemi (15 September 2013).

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through song. Many of his songs also expressed a form of

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Pan-African Freedom Movement for East and Central Africa

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Arrest the Music!: Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics

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On 1 November 2021, a blue plaque was unveiled by the

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imply inferiority, Kuti felt they should not be used.

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Arrest the Music! Fela and his Rebel Art and Politics

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Fela Live! Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and the Egypt '80 Band

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with Kuti appearing alongside vocalist and guitarist

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Popular and Social League of the Great Sahara Tribes

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This section includes material copied verbatim from

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Some elements often present in Kuti's music are the

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was burnt down, and Kuti's studio, instruments, and

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In 1989, Kuti and Egypt 80 released the anti- 614:In 1977, Kuti and Africa 70 released the album 4081:Ginsberg, Merle; Baum, Gary (9 January 2014). 3453:, at chimurenga library.co.za, released under 3115: 3113: 2283: 2281: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2273: 2271: 2269: 2267: 1472:would return to Broadway for 32 performances. 5113: 4789: 4266:"Another Fela Kuti Plaque unveiled in London" 3604:Hadj-Moussa, R.; Nijhawan, M. (9 July 2014). 2976:"Fela Anikulapo Kuti à l'Hippodrome de Paris" 577:surname "Ransome" because he considered it a 8: 4699:(September 2011), "Fela Kuti in London", in 4015:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3178:"NIGERIAN MUSICIAN FELA CHARGED WITH MURDER" 2597:"Victor Olaiya, All Star Soul International" 2251: 2249: 2247: 1666:Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame 1512:, which was completed and released in 2013. 1236:festival, an idea pioneered by his daughter 2994:"Felá Anikũlapo-Kuti - Original Sufferhead" 2390:. Nigeria Union of Teachers. 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Canada: Soft Skull Press. p. 170. 2522: 2520: 2140:and Jean-Jacques Flori (Universal Music) 1832:Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana 338:(featuring drummer and musical director 5421:I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson 4562:Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway 2956:"Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Black President" 2211: 2209: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2155: 1390:production about Kuti's life, entitled 1324:recorded a remake of Kuti's 1977 song " 908:, and traditional Nigerian and African 303:, a Nigerian music genre that combines 4451:Chude, Olisaemeka (11 November 2015), 4380:"The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time" 4008: 3892:"Bilal Interview – Bonafide Exclusive" 3633: 3631: 3629: 3627: 3565:Stewart, Alexander (5 December 2013). 3295:"Fela Kuti and the Legacy of Afrobeat" 2806:"Rebel Yells: A protest music mixtape" 2628:Arogundade, Funsho (12 October 2015). 2185: 1605:The collaborative jazz/afrobeat album 1516:Fela Son of Kuti: The Fall of Kalakuta 541:Immigration and Naturalization Service 472:. The ensemble would include members, 293:Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti 70:Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti 6081:English-language singers from Nigeria 4353:Conteh, Mankaprr (22 February 2022). 3692: 3690: 3688: 3665:Moore, Carlos; Gil, Gilberto (1982). 3378: 3376: 3374: 2907: 2905: 1355:, depicted a disconnected professor ( 1342:tastes as an influence on his music. 1338:. Bilal cited Kuti's mix of jazz and 912:and rhythms. It contains elements of 449:winner. They are both descendants of 7: 5697:International African Service Bureau 4489:(Authorised biography). New edition 4169:Harris, Latesha (10 February 2021). 3944:. Marshfield Mariner. Archived from 3076:Adenekan, Shola (15 February 2006). 2655:Tewksbury, Drew (13 December 2011). 2483:"The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986" 2096:and Jack Gulick (Jigsaw Productions) 1664:In 2022, Kuti was inducted into the 1460:. In 2011, the London production of 827:, and South African State President 6096:20th-century multi-instrumentalists 5738:Rassemblement Démocratique Africain 3248:. Oya's Tornado. pp. 285n105. 3244:See: Washington, Teresa N. (2014). 3122:Journal of African Cultural Studies 3014:"Fela Kuti, une histoire française" 2839:. Oya's Tornado. pp. 218–219. 2835:See: Washington, Teresa N. (2014). 2804:Matthew McKinnon (12 August 2005). 2074:,2020 Plimsoll MamaPut Film for BBC 1396:and inspired by the 1982 biography 6101:20th-century Nigerian male singers 6086:Yoruba-language singers of Nigeria 6041:Alumni of Trinity College of Music 5667:All-African Trade Union Federation 4215:H&F (Hammersmith & Fulham) 2537:The Journal of Pan African Studies 1898:I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) 1454:Best Featured Actress in a Musical 1011:Afrocentric consciousness movement 708:Two of Kuti's sons are musicians: 25: 5727:Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 4569:Schoonmaker, Trevor, ed. (2003). 4560:Schoonmaker, Trevor, ed. (2003). 4297:. 4 November 2021. Archived from 4264:Smith, Eugene (3 November 2021). 3917:Bossler, Gregory (13 July 2012). 3343:Olorunyomi, Sola (3 April 2013), 3205:Schoofs, Mark (3 November 1999). 2863:Culshaw, Peter (15 August 2004). 2810:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2739:"Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti (Abami Eda)" 2496:Spencer, Neil (30 October 2010). 2056:The Best of the Black President 2 1529:The full-length documentary film 1363:; he learns from a young Syrian ( 1157:. Kuti was a candid supporter of 1038:corruption of Nigerian government 494:Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation 6126:Nigerian critics of Christianity 6121:Knitting Factory Records artists 6111:Nigerian prisoners and detainees 5928: 5916: 5906: 5905: 5896: 5895: 4555:. Indiana University Press. USA. 4481:Fela, Fela! 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He played for some time with 5971:AIDS-related deaths in Nigeria 5018:The Underground Spiritual Game 4575:New Museum of Contemporary Art 4420:Journal of Pan African Studies 4200:, Monday, 19 July 2021, p. 7B. 4058:Mike Fleming Jr (4 May 2010). 4030:Chick, Stevie (4 March 2013). 3968:"Tony Award Nominations, 2010" 3940:Reedy, R. Scott (3 May 2012). 3701:. Oya's Tornado. p. 218. 3697:Washington, Teresa N. (2014). 3607:Suffering, Art, and Aesthetics 3383:Darnton, John (24 July 1977). 2943:Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon 2348:Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). 2100:Femi Kuti — Live at the Shrine 2049:The Underground Spiritual Game 1577:as the director. McQueen told 1257:shows, and new bands, such as 1: 5878:United States of Latin Africa 5707:Organisation of African Unity 5636:African Leadership University 4758:"'He was in a godlike state'" 4527:10.1080/14725843.2020.1803793 4493:, 2009 (with Introduction by 3849:, New Museum Digital Archive. 3644:. 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(1997). 4542:Olorunyomi, Sola (2002). 3744:Stanovsky, Derek (1998). 2920:Wesleyan University Press 2717:"Meaning of Anikulapo in" 2110:, 1984, recorded live at 1359:) who wanted to play the 1056:socio-economic inequality 419:Nigeria Union of Teachers 393:, on 15 October 1938, in 391:upper-middle-class family 344:Nigeria's military juntas 47: 6026:Nigerian pan-Africanists 5843:African-American leftism 5592:Henry Sylvester Williams 5356:Ochola Ogaye Mak'Anyengo 4828:Why Black Man Dey Suffer 4458:31 December 2021 at the 4453:"Let's keep felabrating" 4439:Bordowitz, Hank (2004). 3792:10.2979/RAL.2001.32.2.76 3671:. Chicago Review Press. 3402:Bordowitz, Hank (2004). 2559:FELA KUTI - Eleanor Igwe 2174:. 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