Fela Kuti

Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti·NigeriaNigeria· Ogun

Born: 15 October 1938, in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Died: 2 August 1997, of AIDS and heart failure in Lagos, Nigeria. He formed his first group Koola Lobitos in 1963. The large jazz, funk, and afrobeat collective underwent many changes in the following decades but the style remained the same thanks to Fela's vision and other key members such as drummer Tony Allen. In 1969 after visiting America, Fela returned to Nigeria and opened club Afro Spot in Lagos also changing the group's name to Afrika 70. He played with Ginger Baker on the album Ginger Baker Live with Afrika 70 and Fela Kuti, released in 1971 and along side Bobby Gass, better known as Bobby Tench from The Jeff Beck Group, on Stratavarious which was released the next year. In 1981 Fela changed the group's name for the last time to Egypt 80. He was known as Fela Ransome-Kuti until about 1978, when he renamed himself Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the middle name meaning 'he who carries death in his pouch'. He was a human rights revolutionary who started his own political party, Movement Of The People, to protest the kleptocracy in Nigeria. He had his own compound called the Kalakuta Republic in Lagos, which he declared independent from Nigeria, where he and his uncountable number of wives lived and they were constantly terrorized by the government. His influence on funk and African music is unsurpassed and has put his name to many albums, the total number thought to be 77. Father of Femi Kuti and Seun Kuti.

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The '69 Los Angeles Sessions

1970

Studioalbum

Open & Close

1971

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Buy America

1971

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Why Black Man Dey Suffer.......

1971

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Music Of Fela - Roforofo Fight

1972

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Na Poi

1972

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Gentleman

1973

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Afrodisiac

1973

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Shakara

1973

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He Miss Road

1973

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Confusion

1974

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Alagbon Close

1974

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Expensive Shit

1975

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No Bread

1975

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Everything Scatter

1975

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Roforofo Fight / Go Slow

1975

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He Miss Road / He No Possible

1975

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Shakara (Part 1 & 2)

1975

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Noise For Vendor Mouth

1975

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Kalakuta Show

1976

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Ikoyi Blindness

1976

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Up Side Down

1976

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Yellow Fever

1976

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Excuse O

1976

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Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana

1976

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Opposite People

1977

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No Agreement

1977

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Sorrow Tears And Blood

1977

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Fear Not For Man

1977

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Stalemate

1977

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Shuffering And Shmiling

1978

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Unknown Soldier

1979

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Music Of Many Colours

1980

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International Thief Thief (I.T.T.)

1980

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Authority Stealing

1980

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Original Sufferhead

1981

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Coffin For Head Of State

1981

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Sorrow, Tears & Blood

1981

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Perambulator

1983

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Army Arrangement

1984

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Mr.. Who Are You?

1984

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Army Arrangement

1985

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Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

1986

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I Go Shout Plenty!!!

1986

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Beasts Of No Nation

1989

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O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)

1989

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Confusion Break Bone

1990

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ODOO (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)

1990

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