Fela Kuti is more famous today than ever – what’s behind his global power: Almost three decades after his passing in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician and activist who created the Afrobeat music movement, remains the subject of global obsession. The self-proclaimed “Black President” is everywhere, like an omnipresent deity. His presence is …
Simi and Bella Shmurda: two Afrobeats stars reveal a growing tendency to abuse Fela Kuti: Frans Schellekens/Redferns via Getty Images There can no longer be any doubt that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, activist and father of Afrobeat music, has become an easy career booster for today’s Afrobeats artists who are undergoing creative droughts. …
2022 Grammys: what Fela Kuti has to do with West Africa’s growing pop fame: Made Kuti performs in Lagos in 2021. Photo by Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images for Global Citizen There are a record number of African nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards and they are almost all from West Africa – Angelique Kidjo (Benin), Rocky …
South Africa in the news: Nigerian Idol – Top 6 Contestants Pay Tribute to Fela As Race to Finale Begins: Seun Kuti helped the contestants interpret their songs and provide guidelines that helped with their performances.: “South Africa” – BingNews South African industrial hub has found a faster route to the sea: Shipping container can …
Nigerian icon Fela is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Nigerian musician Fela Kuti performs in Chicago in the US. Paul Natkin/Getty Images Scrolling through the comments made on YouTube on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s music, one comes across remarks such as: “The greatest unknown musician who ever lived”, “Why isn’t Fela’s music …
The daughters and sons of Fela in African Pop: The cast of Fela! performs during the 64th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in 2010 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage/Getty Images Decades after his death, Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most famous musician continues to live on through his art. Afrobeat, a genre he …
A tricky legacy: How Fela lives on in pop stars like Wizkid and Wyclef: Fela Kuti, 1990. Frans Schellekens/Redferns Fela Kuti remains Nigeria’s most famous musician. He pioneered Afrobeat – a genre blending jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, traditional West African chant and rhythms – into conscious music in the 60s and 70s. Fela’s music continues …
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