Fela Anikulapo Kuti
29 Jan
Late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, means different things to diverse people. While some people see him as a gifted musician and inexorable activist, others see him as a social nuisance. Despite this varied perception of the maverick musician, one thing that is, however, incontrovertible is that he provided a voice for the voiceless in…
9 Dec
Following the successes recorded in previous editions curated by Chris Martin, Erykah Badu, Ginger Baker, Brian Eno and Questlove, the American label, Knitting Factory Records, notable for promoting a variety..
4 Nov
Afrobeat star and grandson of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, aka abami eda (the weird one), Omorimade Kuti, professionally known as Made Kuti, has wedded his long time lover, Inedoye Onyeso.
28 Oct
Afrobeat star and son of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Abami Eda (weird one), Seun Kuti, has said that he does not have complete closure for his mother’s passing like he does for his father.
17 Oct 2023
The Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti passed on several years ago, leaving a vacuum that has been quite difficult to fill. Fela was not only a musician with an unparalleled mastery of the art, he was also a great defender of the downtrodden..
17 Sep 2023
Human acculturation and civilization have been shaped for hundreds of thousands of years. The curation process ensures that conformity to social order is more natural to human acculturation than to be a pariah.
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Daughter and first child of Afrobeat legend Olufela Ransome-Kuti well known as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Omoyeni has led her siblings in tributes to their father on the 26th memorial of his death.
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Legendary Afro-Beat singer Fela Anikulapo Kuti shouldn't have had children, he wasn't a good father in the commercial sense of things according to his eldest daughter Yeni Kuti.
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