Fela Kuti

A black essay on trains, beaches and space occupation.

Scaoileadh : 2020.07.07
Coitianta : 0.189

In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of...

Scaoileadh : 1973.07.15
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This historic show was recorded in Paris in 1981 during an exclusive, all-night concert. Punctuated by the exotic and suggestive tribal dances and...

Scaoileadh : 2001.10.30
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A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for...

Scaoileadh : 1984.01.01
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As a headliner of the prestigious Berlin Jazz Festival (Berliner Jazztage), Fela takes the stage with Afrika '70 and captures the hearts of the...

Scaoileadh : 1978.01.01
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Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic...

Scaoileadh : 1982.01.01
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How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

Scaoileadh : 2019.06.03
Coitianta : 2.251

Most often portrayed as an eccentric African pop idol of the ghetto, Fela is rarely presented as the strong political leader he was. Through the eyes...

Scaoileadh : 2019.01.26
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Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the...

Scaoileadh : 2014.08.01
Coitianta : 3.73

In 1997, over one million people gathered in Lagos for the funeral of Fela Kuti, Africa’s biggest artist, who gave the world Afrobeat, yet was...

Scaoileadh : 2020.11.21
Coitianta : 0.217

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti performs at the 1984 Glastonbury Festival. Originally produced for Arena.

Scaoileadh : 1984.11.30
Coitianta : 0.32

Scaoileadh : 1990.01.01
Coitianta : 0.111