The "King of Afrobeat", "Black President", activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria ...
Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy, has declared that the late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, is the only musician he considers greater than himself.The self-acclaimed 'African Giant ...
Lagos celebrates Fela Kuti with a vibrant week of music, art, and pan-African spirit at the New Afrika Shrine.
Fela Kuti was born royalty, despite coming from a middle class family. One of those gifted spirits whose very presence teems with potency, Olufela Olusegun Oludan Ransome-Kuti (Fela to his friends and ...
The story of the Queens, their musical contribution and often dubious treatment by their husband, makes up one chapter in the epic audio series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. Three years in the making and ...
Original Sufferhead was the first album Fela released under Egypt 80's name, having disbanded Afrika 70 in 1979; the only musician held over was baritone saxophonist Lekan Animashaun, who had been ...
(OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP/AFP) The "King of Afrobeat", "Black President", activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria's cultural capital Lagos through a landmark ...