The following details are copied from his profile on discogs. I would highly recommend buying any of his albums
Real Name: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome Kuti
Profile: Born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Died August 2, 1997 of AIDS and heart failure in Lagos, Nigeria.
Staring his career some time around 1960, he was known as Fela Ransome Kuti until about 1976. He was a human rights revolutionary that started his own political party Movement of The People. He had his own compound where he and his uncountable number of wives lived. They were constantly terrorized by the Nigerian government. His influence on funk and African music is unsurpassed with approximately 77 records.
Two tracks posted below, one called "Lady" from 1975 and the second is an excellent tribute track from Masters at Work called "Expensive"
Enjoy...
MP3: Fela Kuti - Lady
MP3: MAW - Expensive (Tribute to Fela Kuti)
2 comments:
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Thanks Steve, wondered if it got any visitors at all but will keep it up regardless! Glad you have enjoyed and thanks for linking from your blog...which I'll have a nose around too.
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