NigeriaFela Kuti is the #15,115 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #39 in Nigeria, with 272K subscribers and 50.3M total views across 219 videos. Fela Kuti is known as activist, bandleader and composer.
Biography
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì 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.
Channel description
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (born 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria) began his career playing jazz and highlife. He formed his first band in London in 1959 while studying at Trinity College of Music. In the early 1970s, Fela created Afrobeat, which rapidly became the most avidly followed style across West Africa. Afrobeat’s revolutionary politics brought Fela into violent conflict with successive Nigerian military regimes, which made many attempts to suppress him and once sent in the army to burn down his communal home, Kalakuta Republic. Fela refused to be silenced. He rebuilt Kalakuta and at his Lagos club, the Afrika Shrine, continued to make fierce, and always supremely danceable, music until a few weeks before his passing in 1997. Fela’s legacy lives on through his family.
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Latest videos Channel ↗
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Fela Kuti Jeopardy mention! 📺🇳🇬 #felakuti #nigeria #afrobeat
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“I don’t smoke marijuana because I am a criminal” - Fela Kuti #420 #felakuti #stoner #afrobeat
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D’Angelo re-recording “Water No Get Enemy” at Electric Lady Studios in NYC #felakuti #dangelo
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Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker in 1971 #felakuti #gingerbaker #music #cream #70s
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Children of Fela Kuti accept the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of their beloved father.
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Fela Kuti have?
- 272K subscribers — #15,115 worldwide, #39 in Nigeria.
- When did Fela Kuti start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Jan 2006.
- What awards has Fela Kuti won?
- Recognitions include All African Music Legend Award.