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Fela Kuti
- Country / region
- Nigeria
- Recording years
- 1971–2013
- Recordings
- 9
- Albums and releases
- 9
CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
Fela Kuti in Africa
Recordings and albums use the selected era and genre; the region confirms where this artist belongs.
ARTIST STORY
Meet Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti is a solo artist associated with Nigeria whose catalog here spans 1971–2013. The artist is connected with Afrobeat, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Afrobeat shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Suegbe & Pako”, “Alagbon Close”, “Everything Scatter”, “I Go Shout Plenty”. Then move to “Open & Close” and “Alagbon Close” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- Nigeria
- Birth date
- October 15, 1938
- Death date
- August 2, 1997
- Birthplace
- Ogun
START HERE
Start with these recordings
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
Album·1971
Open & Close
Album·1974
Alagbon Close
Album·1975
Everything Scatter
Album·1986
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
Album·1989
Beasts of No Nation
Album·2004
Gimix
Album·2004
The Underground Spiritual Game (Mixed by Chief Xcel)
Album·2013
The Best Of The Black President
Album·Afrobeat
Music Is the Weapon of Future, Volume 2
GENRES
Genres
ARTIST GRAPH
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