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Fela Kuti
Fela Anikulapo Kuti is perhaps one of the most widely known Nigerian musicians (next to his son, Femi). He is lauded for pioneering the “Afrobeat” music, which combines aspects of Yoruba, jazz, and funk. Kuti formed the band Koola Lobitos in the late 1950s, while studying at London’s Trinity College of Music. A noted political advocate, Kuti was vocal in his fight against European imperialism. Although his brother revealed that Kuti’s death from Kaposi’s sarcoma was brought on by complications from AIDS, his ex-wife, Kevwe has denied the claims.
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