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Fela Kuti

1938 - 1997

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Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk and jazz. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers". AllMusic described him as "a musical and sociopolitical voice" of international significance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fela Kuti is the 300th most popular musician (up from 304th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fela Kuti ranks 300 out of 3,175. Before him are Dolores O'Riordan, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Toots Thielemans, Michael Cretu, and Khaled. After him are Chico Buarque, RZA, Dion DiMucci, Mischa Maisky, Phil Taylor, and Grigory Sokolov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Fela Kuti ranks 94. Before him are Ricardo Lagos, David Lane, Michael Rockefeller, Jerzy Skolimowski, Leiji Matsumoto, and Terence Stamp. After him are Carlos Bilardo, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Joyce Carol Oates, Elliott Gould, Ahmed Qurei, and Frank Langella. Among people deceased in 1997, Fela Kuti ranks 65. Before him are Shoichi Yokoi, George Wald, Masaru Ibuka, Hastings Banda, Miguel Najdorf, and Marco Ferreri. After him are Maria Prymachenko, Gerda Christian, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Yuri Nikulin, Bulat Okudzhava, and Narciso Yepes.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Fela Kuti ranks 11 out of 309. Before him are Murtala Mohammed (1938), Chinua Achebe (1930), Francis Arinze (1932), Hugo Weaving (1960), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), and Nana Asmaʼu (1793). After him are Usman dan Fodio (1754), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Bola Tinubu (1952), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), and John Obi Mikel (1987).

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Among MUSICIANS In Nigeria

Among musicians born in Nigeria, Fela Kuti ranks 2. Before him are Dr. Alban (1957). After him are Tony Allen (1940), Babatunde Olatunji (1927), and Fela Sowande (1905).

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