Sandra Izsadore influenced Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti during his 1969 U.S. visit. While not its creator, her impact on the genre ...

Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti ... didn’t change to impress the white women. Instead, they were transformed by his presence, adopting African hairstyles and traditional shrine ...

He recalled growing up with at least two white women in the house ... who he was and his love for Africa. Seun Kuti has always been open about his upbringing in Fela's home and his relationship ...

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country ... tax cuts and better conditions for women. From them, Olufela Ransome-Kuti, better known by his chosen name Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, learnt to demand ...

Alaba Ilesanmi receives funding from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the West African ... Ransome-Kuti, being protestant religious figures and musicians. Fela is revered for ...

Nigeria witnesses on Friday the rebirth of a one time Africa's most famous night club - The Shrine. The club was home to the king of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who died in 1997 ... with which he ...

Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, sat down with The Africa Report to talk about Nigeria ... There are 17 of them – 14 men and three women. Once Fela’s lead baritone ...

Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Afrobeats trailblazer, who married 27 women simultaneously in 1978, an act that was considered quite bold at the time. During an appearance on the 'Fresh Off The Boat ...