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
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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2657:"Fela Kuti's Lover and Mentor Sandra Smith Talks About Afrobeat's L.A. Origins, as Fela! Musical Arrives at the Ahmanson"
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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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rolled into one person and you get a sense of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti."
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4083:"Fela Kuti Biopic Soldiers On, Without Steve McQueen or Focus Features"
4032:"BBC - Music - Review of Fela Kuti - The Best of the Black President 2"
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3469:"The Legend Lives On: Profile Of Fela Anikulapo Kuti At Birthday Today"
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Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense & Berliner Jazztage '78
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4623:"Make It Funky: Fela Kuti, James Brown and the Invention of Afrobeat"
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3567:"Make It Funky: Fela Kuti, James Brown and the Invention of Afrobeat"
3319:"Giants of Afrobeat: an interview with Tony Allen and Orlando Julius"
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officials and the mistreatment of Nigerian citizens. He spoke of
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3051:"Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 Arsenal TV3 Catalonian TV 1987-08-04"
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3987:"Fela! Will Play Limited Summer Return Engagement on Broadway"
3746:"Fela and His Wives: The Import of a Postcolonial Masculinity"
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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'",
2165:"Stylistic Analysis of Afrobeat Music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti"
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Black President: The Art & Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti
3847:"Black President: the Art and 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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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
2529:"Yabis: A Phenomenon in the Contemporary Nigerian Music"
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3942:"Theatergoers can't stay in their seats during 'Fela!'"
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Arrest the Music!: Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics
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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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5056:Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti
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3349:Afrobeat! : Fela and the Imagined Continent
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4291:"New Blue Plaque Honours Local Afrobeat Legend"
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4266:"Another Fela Kuti Plaque unveiled in London"
3604:Hadj-Moussa, R.; Nijhawan, M. (9 July 2014).
2976:"Fela Anikulapo Kuti Ă l'Hippodrome de Paris"
577:surname "Ransome" because he considered it a
4699:(September 2011), "Fela Kuti in London", in
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3178:"NIGERIAN MUSICIAN FELA CHARGED WITH MURDER"
2597:"Victor Olaiya, All Star Soul International"
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1666:Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame
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2994:"Felá Anikũlapo-Kuti - Original Sufferhead"
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2390:. Nigeria Union of Teachers. Archived from
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6156:People educated at Abeokuta Grammar School
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4320:Nkrumah, Afrikatu Kofi (1 November 2021).
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3898:(Interview). Interviewed by Alex Nagshineh
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1284:(where they replaced the titles issues by
943:Kuti's band was notable for featuring two
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27:Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)
5702:Organisation of African Trade Union Unity
4686:Fela: The Life of an African Musical Icon
4544:Afrobeat: Fela and the Imagined Continent
3743:
3467:Reporters, Greenbarge (15 October 2015).
3466:
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3227:"Fela Did Not Die of AIDS, Widow Insists"
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2293:"Fela Kuti: Chronicle of A Life Foretold"
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1968:O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
295:; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a
5662:All-African People's Revolutionary Party
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3752:. english.chass.ncsu.edu. Archived from
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3494:"Man of Beats Brings a Message with him"
3406:. Canada: Soft Skull Press. p. 170.
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2140:and Jean-Jacques Flori (Universal Music)
1832:Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana
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4562:Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway
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2956:"Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Black President"
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4451:Chude, Olisaemeka (11 November 2015),
4380:"The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time"
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3892:"Bilal Interview – Bonafide Exclusive"
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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).
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
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4353:Conteh, Mankaprr (22 February 2022).
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5697:International African Service Bureau
4489:(Authorised biography). New edition
4169:Harris, Latesha (10 February 2021).
3944:. Marshfield Mariner. Archived from
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3076:Adenekan, Shola (15 February 2006).
2655:Tewksbury, Drew (13 December 2011).
2483:"The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986"
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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 DĂ©mocratique Africain
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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
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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
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2537:The Journal of Pan African Studies
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1898:I.T.T. (International Thief Thief)
1454:Best Featured Actress in a Musical
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5727:Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
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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 AnĂkĂşlápĂł Kuti (Abami Eda)"
2496:Spencer, Neil (30 October 2010).
2341:
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
6131:Nigerian critics of Christianity
6126:Knitting Factory Records artists
6111:Nigerian prisoners and detainees
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4555:. Indiana University Press. USA.
4481:Fela, Fela! This Bitch of a Life
4470:Idowu, Mabinuori Kayode (2002).
3985:Gans, Andrew, and Adam Hetrick.
3539:Denselow, Robin (1 April 2015).
3317:Williamson, Nigel (1 May 2020).
3207:"Part 2: A Tale of Two Brothers"
3078:"Obituary: Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti"
2719:. Nigerian.name. 11 January 2008
2427:10.31920/2516-5305/2019/v16n1a12
2320:Ogunnaike, Lola (17 July 2003).
1483:to the general public, entitled
1398:Fela, Fela! This Bitch of a Life
966:Kuti's songs are mostly sung in
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6106:Culture of the African diaspora
5853:All-African Peoples' Conference
4956:Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
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1947:Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
1509:The Best of the Black President
1446:Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1424:, among others. On 4 May 2010,
1412:began a run on Broadway at the
892:Kuti's musical style is called
496:. 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
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2348:Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010).
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2100:Femi Kuti — Live at the Shrine
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2049:The Underground Spiritual Game
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1577:as the director. McQueen told
1257:shows, and new bands, such as
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5878:United States of Latin Africa
5707:Organisation of African Unity
5636:African Leadership University
4803:
4758:"'He was in a godlike state'"
4527:10.1080/14725843.2020.1803793
4493:, 2009 (with Introduction by
3849:, New Museum Digital Archive.
3644:. Wesleyan University Press.
3638:Collins, John (5 June 2015).
3134:10.1080/13696815.2017.1400954
2912:Collins, John (5 June 2015).
2766:. Emnnews.com. Archived from
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1487:. It is a collaboration with
819:that depicted U.S. President
425:in Nigeria, most notably the
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366:
326:Kuti was the son of Nigerian
5692:First Pan-African Conference
4983:The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
4606:10.1080/18125980.2012.737101
4141:Music News (23 March 2020).
3514:Black Music Research Journal
2687:. Indiana University Press.
1626:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
1027:Political views and activism
668:Movement of the People (MOP)
550:The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
411:Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti
7:
6151:Counterculture of the 1990s
6146:Counterculture of the 1980s
6141:Counterculture of the 1970s
4621:Stewart, Alexander (2013).
4551:Olaniyan, Tejumola (2004).
4474:. Le Castor Astral. France.
3345:"1. Tradition and Afrobeat"
2890:Pareles, Jon (2 May 2020).
2683:Olaniyan, Tejumola (2004).
2015:V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power)
2009:J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop!!)
1442:Best Direction of a Musical
1334:, featuring a guest rap by
1240:, is held each year at the
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654:; the second was after the
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5631:African Leadership Academy
5010:The Best Best of Fela Kuti
4564:. Palgrave Macmillan. USA.
4546:. Africa World Press. USA.
3668:Fela: This Bitch of a Life
2527:Olatunji, Michael (2007).
2192:: CS1 maint: url-status (
2041:The Best Best of Fela Kuti
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1647:Nubian Jak Community Trust
1586:The 2019 documentary film
1583:that the film was "dead".
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447:Nobel Prize for Literature
346:. In 1970, he founded the
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6091:20th-century saxophonists
5923:Pan-Africanism portal
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5687:Economic Freedom Fighters
5677:Convention People's Party
5652:African Unification Front
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4684:Veal, Michael E. (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
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1056:socio-economic inequality
419:Nigeria Union of Teachers
393:, on 15 October 1938, in
391:upper-middle-class family
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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:. Analysisworldmusic.com
2120:(Double Feature), 1984 (
2084:(Casa de Criação Cinema)
1713:Why Black Man Dey Suffer
1539:, premiered at the 2014
1495:paying tribute to Kuti,
1328:" for his second album,
1294:Knitting Factory Records
916:and has similarities to
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838:
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462:Trinity College of Music
375:The Ransome-Kuti family
6071:Political music artists
6036:Musicians from Abeokuta
6006:Nigerian male musicians
6001:Mercury Records artists
5981:Capitol Records artists
5901:Pan-Africanism category
5873:United States of Africa
5868:Union of African States
5858:East African Federation
5807:Ethnic groups of Africa
5712:Pan African Association
5301:Jean-Jacques Dessalines
5247:United States of Africa
4932:Shuffering and Shmiling
4690:Temple University Press
3919:"Fela!: Review Roundup"
3155:Akinyemi, Oluwamayowa.
3098:. Amnesty International
2356:Encyclopædia Britannica
1980:Lagos Baby 1963 to 1969
1883:Shuffering and Shmiling
1557:A biographical film by
968:Nigerian Pidgin English
458:Abeokuta Grammar School
405:, was an anti-colonial
385:Kuti was born into the
5682:East African Community
5321:Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof
5170:Anti-Western sentiment
4924:Sorrow Tears and Blood
4503:Cassava Republic Press
4479:Moore, Carlos (1982).
4087:The Hollywood Reporter
2557:, February 26, 2019 -
2138:Stéphane Tchalgadjieff
1875:Sorrow Tears and Blood
1774:Noise for Vendor Mouth
1580:The Hollywood Reporter
1554:
1541:Sundance Film Festival
1475:On 18 August 2009, DJ
1466:Royal National Theatre
1438:Best Book of a Musical
1414:Eugene O'Neill Theatre
1383:
1326:Sorrow Tears and Blood
1266:Universal Music France
1229:
1168:In 1978 Kuti became a
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772:prisoner of conscience
427:Abeokuta Women's Riots
423:anti-colonial movement
403:Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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332:Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
60:Background information
6046:World music musicians
6021:Koola Lobitos members
6011:Nigerian saxophonists
5587:Frances Cress Welsing
4639:10.1353/ams.2013.0124
3583:10.1353/ams.2013.0124
3449:4 August 2008 at the
3028:"Music is the Weapon"
2218:The Drama Review: TDR
1962:Confusion Break Bones
1904:Music of Many Colours
1684:Fela Kuti discography
1649:at 12 Stanlake Road,
1549:
1491:-born hip-hop artist
1428:was nominated for 11
1377:
1308:BMG Rights Management
1220:
1207:non-aligned countries
1106:
1019:
936:and Afrofunk pioneer
879:
791:Amnesty International
768:Amnesty International
745:Egyptian civilization
490:Federation of Nigeria
374:
6016:Nigerian songwriters
5991:Nigerian bandleaders
5769:Black Star of Africa
5722:Pan-African Congress
5672:Conseil de l'Entente
5452:Edward Wilmot Blyden
5376:Abdias do Nascimento
5341:Toussaint Louverture
4501:); Nigerian edition
4491:Chicago Review Press
3921:. Gregorybossler.com
3890:Bilal (9 May 2011).
3641:Fela: Kalakuta Notes
3473:Greenbarge Reporters
2915:Fela: Kalakuta Notes
2394:on 26 September 2020
2027:Live in Detroit 1986
1621:Grand Theft Auto: IV
1550:Fela Kuti statue at
1009:Kuti was part of an
983:political commentary
847:activist and former
823:, UK Prime Minister
807:the Neville Brothers
795:A Conspiracy of Hope
656:Berlin Jazz Festival
590:diverse and numerous
503:He called his style
435:Olikoye Ransome-Kuti
6066:Ransome-Kuti family
6051:HIV/AIDS denialists
6031:Nigerian socialists
5996:MCA Records artists
5986:EMI Records artists
5822:Conflicts in Africa
5812:Languages of Africa
5786:Pan-African colours
5507:Yosef Ben-Jochannan
5150:African nationalism
5077:Ransome-Kuti family
4964:Beasts of No Nation
4820:Fela's London Scene
4768:Fela Kuti biography
4485:Allison & Busby
4472:Fela, le Combattant
4295:The Chiswick Herald
3871:on 10 November 2014
3828:. 22 September 2019
3231:Daily Times Nigeria
3183:The Washington Post
2415:African Renaissance
2291:(September 2011) .
2134:Music Is the Weapon
2069:Arena - Fela Kuti:
1955:Beasts of No Nation
1920:Original Sufferhead
1808:Unnecessary Begging
1705:Fela's London Scene
1444:for Bill T. Jones,
945:baritone saxophones
829:Pieter Willem Botha
816:Beasts of No Nation
797:concert along with
751:'s vice-president,
622:Nigerian military's
537:Black Panther Party
507:, a combination of
500:and his All-Stars.
451:Josiah Ransome-Kuti
387:Ransome-Kuti family
319:music performers".
289:Fela AnĂkĂşlápĂł KĂştì
6121:Nigerian satirists
6116:Nigerian composers
6056:Highlife musicians
5838:African philosophy
5817:Religion in Africa
5542:Zephania Mothopeng
5492:Amy Ashwood Garvey
5467:John Henrik Clarke
5457:Stokely Carmichael
5442:Molefi Kete Asante
5396:John Nyathi Pokela
5381:Gamal Abdel Nasser
4515:African Identities
4505:(with Prologue by
4334:on 7 November 2021
4301:on 7 November 2021
3948:on 15 January 2013
3859:Koirala, Snigdha.
3502:, 4 February 2011.
3444:"Chief Priest Say"
3389:The New York Times
2896:The New York Times
2789:Bobby Gass credits
2770:on 17 January 2014
2743:Africa Boku Talent
2327:The New York Times
2172:Analysisworldmusic
2071:Father of Afrobeat
1974:Underground System
1914:Authority Stealing
1788:Everything Scatter
1611:by Tony Allen and
1555:
1384:
1378:The Afrobeat band
1230:
1015:Noise of the World
885:
849:Minister of Health
725:Martin Meissonnier
527:, and traditional
409:, and his father,
383:
305:West African music
5943:
5942:
5935:Africa portal
5775:Le Marron Inconnu
5757:
5756:
5610:
5609:
5406:Ahmed Sékou Touré
5255:
5254:
5175:Black nationalism
5155:African socialism
5095:
5094:
5087:New Afrika Shrine
5062:Kalakuta Republic
4666:Project MUSE
4245:. 4 November 2021
4217:. 3 November 2021
4122:(19 March 2020).
3997:on 3 January 2013
3896:Bonafide Magazine
3804:Project MUSE
3358:979-10-92312-07-2
3212:The Village Voice
3186:. 25 January 1993
3096:"Success stories"
2694:978-0-253-11034-3
2609:on 1 January 2013
2463:. 30 October 2010
2369:978-1-59339-837-8
2163:Albert Oikelome.
2114:, England (Yazoo)
2021:Live in Amsterdam
2004:
1940:I Go Shout Plenty
1371:(Don't Gag Me)".
1242:New Afrika Shrine
1223:New Afrika Shrine
1174:Kalakuta Republic
1083:cultural hegemony
960:call-and-response
825:Margaret Thatcher
776:Ibrahim Babangida
640:Olusegun Obasanjo
563:Kalakuta Republic
431:Beko Ransome-Kuti
348:Kalakuta Republic
283:
282:
16:(Redirected from
6163:
6136:Critics of Islam
6076:Yoruba activists
6061:Yoruba musicians
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5791:Pan-African flag
5621:
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5567:Randall Robinson
5502:Leonard Jeffries
5482:W. E. B. Du Bois
5477:Cheikh Anta Diop
5472:Martin R. Delany
5296:David Comissiong
5266:
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5165:Anti-imperialism
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4948:Army Arrangement
4844:Open & Close
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1721:Open & Close
1596:Joel Zito AraĂşjo
1571:Chiwetel Ejiofor
1479:released a free
1320:American singer
1135:Muhammadu Buhari
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1047:rigged elections
914:psychedelic soul
760:Muhammadu Buhari
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4764:, 25 July 2007.
4736:discography at
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4507:Lindsay Barrett
4460:Wayback Machine
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1353:Thomas McCarthy
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1588:My Friend Fela
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4364:22 February
4180:11 February
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