Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997), or simply Fela ([feˈlæ]), was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria into a middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement and his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a Protestant minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigerian Union of Teachers. His brothers, Beko Ransome-Kuti and Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, both medical doctors, are well known in Nigeria. Fela was a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
Fela was sent to London in 1958 to study medicine but decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music. While there, he formed the band Koola Lobitos, playing a fusion of jazz and highlife. In 1960, Fela married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he would have three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola). In 1963, Fela moved back to Nigeria, re-formed Koola Lobitos and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He played for some time with Victor Olaiya and his All Stars.
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (born 19 August 1939, Lewisham, South London) is an English drummer, best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith. He is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences. He has also had other collaborations such as with Gary Moore, Hawkwind and Public Image Ltd.
Baker's drumming attracted attention for its flamboyance, showmanship and his use of two bass drums instead of the conventional single bass kick drum (following a similar set-up used by Louie Bellson during his days with Duke Ellington). Although a firmly established rock drummer and praised as "Rock's first superstar drummer", he prefers being called a jazz drummer. Baker's influence has extended to drummers of both genres, including Billy Cobham, Peter Criss, Bill Ward, Ian Paice, Nick Mason, and John Bonham. AllMusic has described him as "the most influential percussionist of the 1960s" and stated that "virtually every drummer of every heavy metal band that has followed since that time has sought to emulate some aspect of Baker's playing."
Fela Kuti Live in Berlin - Berliner Jazztage 1978
Fela Kuti - Open and Close (1971) - Full Album
FELA KUTI - BOX SET 1 (full lp)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti With Africa 70 - No Agreement [full album][HQ]
Fela Kuti- Golden Collection
Fela Kuti- The Greatest Hits
FELA ANIKULAPO RANSOM KUTI NON STOP MIX (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997) MIX BY DJ CITY
Fela Kuti - Water no get enemy
Fela Kuti - Shuffering and Shmiling
Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't teach Me No Nonsense
Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 with Ginger Baker - Live (1971)
Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 - He Miss Road (1975) Full Album
Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight + The Fela Singles (FULL ALBUM)
Fela Kuti - Unknown Soldier [Part 1&2]
Fela Kuti Live in Berlin - Berliner Jazztage 1978
Fela Kuti - Open and Close (1971) - Full Album
FELA KUTI - BOX SET 1 (full lp)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti With Africa 70 - No Agreement [full album][HQ]
Fela Kuti- Golden Collection
Fela Kuti- The Greatest Hits
FELA ANIKULAPO RANSOM KUTI NON STOP MIX (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997) MIX BY DJ CITY
Fela Kuti - Water no get enemy
Fela Kuti - Shuffering and Shmiling
Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't teach Me No Nonsense
Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 with Ginger Baker - Live (1971)
Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 - He Miss Road (1975) Full Album
Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight + The Fela Singles (FULL ALBUM)
Fela Kuti - Unknown Soldier [Part 1&2]
Fela Kuti - Lady (HQ)
Fela Kuti - Beasts of No Nation
Fela in performance (1971)
Fela Kuti - Afrodisiac
Fela Kuti - Sorrow Tears & Blood (Original Extended Version)
Fela Kuti Glastonbury 1984 full show
Fela Kuti - Original Sufferhead
Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 [Arsenal TV3 Catalonian TV 1987-08-04]
Fela Kuti - Yellow Fever
Fela Kuti - Live! (1971) - Full Album
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt 80, Live at the Zenith, Paris in 1984
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa 1/2 (Berlin 1978)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti Live at the African Shrine, Lagos TEACHER DO NOT TEACH ME NONSENSE
Fela Kuti - Sorrow Tears And Blood
Fela Kuti live in England, 1984 Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Fela Kuti - Power Show
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt 80 - Beasts Of No Nation, Live at the Zenith, Paris in 1984
Nigeria - African Music Legends - Fela Kuti in Concert 1
Nigeria - Fela Kuti - African Music Legends in Concert 2
Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - O.D.O.O. (1988 Lagos Sunsplash)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti M.A.S.S (Music Against Second Slavery) live
Fela Kuti - V.I.P
Fela Kuti (with Ginger Baker) - Egbe Mi O (Live 1971)
Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy (HQ)
Fela Kuti, Konkombe Interview
The Music and Message of Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti on Colonial mentality
Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon (Documentary)
Questlove on Fela Kuti [Extended Interview from Finding Fela]
Sir Paul McCartney - Thoughts On Fela
FELA KUTI SPEAKS
Fela Kuti - Documentary Part 6/6
Fela Anikulapo Kuti's Kalakuta and interview with Kalakutans 1987
FRANCE 24 The Interview - Femi Kuti, Musician
Afrobeat Rebellion: A Short Documentary on Fela Kuti
I love women, I will not be faithful to one woman - Femi Kuti Part 1
Fela Kuti Last Interview '97
FEMI KUTI - I Believe in God, But Am not Religious
fela interview
The Funky African: Questlove on Fela
Fela Kuti Interview
FlytimeTV interviews Femi Anikulapo Kuti
The Truth about Femi Kuti | THE TRUTH Episode 10 - Part 1
Interview with Fela Kuti
Roy Ayres Interview - "The Fela Kuti Experience"
Fela Kuti - O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
Fela Kuti - J.J.D.
Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Fela Kuti Vs. De La Soul - Fela Soul (2011) [Full Album]
Fela Kuti - Fela's London Scene (1970) - Full Album
Fela Kuti - Army Arrangement