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Fela Kuti(1938-1997)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Fela Kuti
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Fela Kuti was born on 15 October 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. He was a composer and actor, known for The Harder They Fall (2021), Queen & Slim (2019) and Run Fatboy Run (2007). He died on 2 August 1997 in Lagos, Nigeria.
BornOctober 15, 1938
DiedAugust 2, 1997(58)
BornOctober 15, 1938
DiedAugust 2, 1997(58)
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Known for

The Harder They Fall (2021)
The Harder They Fall
6.6
  • Soundtrack(as Fela Anikulapo Kuti)
  • 2021
Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in Queen & Slim (2019)
Queen & Slim
7.1
  • Soundtrack(as Fela Anikulapo Kuti)
  • 2019
Thandiwe Newton and Simon Pegg in Run Fatboy Run (2007)
Run Fatboy Run
6.5
  • Soundtrack(as Fela Anikulapo Kuti)
  • 2007
Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)
The Visitor
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007

Credits

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Music Department

  • Fela, il mio Dio vivente (2023)
    Fela, il mio Dio vivente
    7.2
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • Filth
    • music (as Fela Anikulapo Kuti)
    • 2016
  • National Theatre Live: Fela! (2011)
    National Theatre Live: Fela!
    6.8
    • music & lyrics by
    • 2011
  • Kukurantumi (1983)
    Kukurantumi
    7.3
    • composer: theme music
    • 1983

Composer

  • Tropiafric - Grüße aus der Wildnis
    • Composer (as Fela Ransome Kuti)
    • 1983
  • Berliner Jazztage '78
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978

Actor

  • Fela Kuti in Fela Kuti: Army Arrangement (1985)
    Fela Kuti: Army Arrangement
    Music Video
    • Fela Kuti
    • 1985

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Finding Fela
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Finding Fela

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • Encyclopedia
  • Alternative names
    • Fela Anikulapo Kuti
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 15, 1938
    • Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Died
    • August 2, 1997
    • Lagos, Nigeria(heart failure related to AIDS)
  • Other works
    (December 13 to January 22, 2012) He was composer, lyricist and inspiration for the musical, "Fela!," in Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith presentation at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Sahr Ngaujah in the cast. Jill Lewis and Bill T. Jones wrote the book. Bill T. Jones was director and choreographer. Aaron Johnson was music director.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Invented Afro-beat music, a blend of psychedelic rock, jazz, and soul with west African rhythms.
  • Nicknames
    • The Black President
    • The James Brown of Africa

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