Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has revealed that he faced opposition from his father, Fela Kuti and his fans after he left the Afrobeat pioneer’s band to form his own in 1986. He explained that Fela ...

Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti speaks on the foundation of Afrobeats Femi Kuti disputes claims that Tony Allen co-created Afrobeat with Fela According to Grammy-nominated Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti ...

Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has disputed claims that Tony Allen co-pioneered Afrobeats with his father Fela Kuti. According to Femi, in a video, Fela was a multi-instrumentalist and composer who ...

Femi Kuti, a multiple Grammy-nominated artist and son of late Afrobeats’ pioneer, Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his ...

But life with Fela was anything but quiet,” Yeni reflected. Femi Kuti, the couple’s first ... purpose behind his provocative songs like Monkey Banana, Yellow Fever, and Gentleman.

Indeed, a lion cannot birth a goat. Fela comes from a lineage of activists and musicians. His mother Chief Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a human rights activist, nationalist and feminist.

Support KCRW’s original programming like Lost Notes by donating or becoming a member. Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat ...

Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, sat down with The Africa Report to talk about Nigeria’s musical evolution and his family’s legacy. Two hours later, I sit with him ...

Grammy-nominated afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti, has claimed that his father, Fela Kuti, did not believe in beating children. While speaking about domestic violence in the latest episode of the Spill ...

Imagine a room filled with the 40 or more records of Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Every now and then, a celebrity rushes in, grabs six or seven of the remaining albums and stuffs them in a box.

WME has signed the Estate of Nigerian bandleader, composer, political activist and Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti for management worldwide under its WME Legends division. WME’s Legends division ...

Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti was the Nigerian musician best known for his pioneering work on Afrobeat, a genre that combined West African music with jazz and funk rhythms. More than just a musician ...