Fela Kuti

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.

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Who was born first?

• Fela Kuti and Frederic Rzewski were born the same year
• Fela Kuti and Mort Shuman were born the same year
• Fela Kuti and Luambo Makiadi were born the same year
• Fela Kuti and Shivkumar Sharma were born the same year
• Fela Kuti and Fereydoun Farrokhzad were born the same year

Timeline

1. Fela Kuti (this page)October 15, 1938 – August 2, 1997
2. Fereydoun FarrokhzadOctober 7, 1938 – August 3, 1992
3. Frederic RzewskiApril 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021
4. Luambo MakiadiJuly 6, 1938 – October 12, 1989
5. Mort ShumanNovember 12, 1938 – November 2, 1991
6. Shivkumar SharmaJanuary 13, 1938 – May 10, 2022

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