Fela Kuti
Birthday
1938/10/15
Day of death
1997/08/02 (58 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Abeokuta, British Nigeria
Also know as
Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì
Biography
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (Yoruba: [fɛ̄lá āníkúlák͡pó kútì]; born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk and jazz. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers". AllMusic described him as "a musical and sociopolitical...Read more
Acting
(2020) Happy in the Gap
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) Ginger Baker: In Africa
as Self
(2001) Fela In Concert
as Self
(1984) Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
as Self
(1978) Berliner Jazztage '78
as Self
(1982) Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
as Self
(2019) Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(2019) My Friend Fela
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Finding Fela
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984
as Self
(1990) Paris Black Night
as Lui même