Fela kuti biography

Some people are born legends, while some others are born into legendary families. In the case of Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, he had both.

Fela kuti biography

He was known for his political activism through music, and during his lifetime, he became the enemy of the government. On the other hand, his parents, especially his mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, were legends, who through campaigns advocated for the rights of women and against colonial rule.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s music niche is popularly known as Afrobeat.

It is a complicated fusion of jazz, funk, highlife, and traditional African chants and rhythms that he essentially invented. It features psychedelic soul components and is composed in a manner akin to James Brown’s.

Afrobeat was developed in part by Kuti’s drummer of twenty years, Tony Allen. According to Kuti, Tony Allen is essential to the existence of Afrobeat.

Before he began his musical career fully, Kuti travelled to Ghana in 1967 to come up with a n