Africa 70
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician who is regarded as the King of Afrobeat.
Born in Abeokuta, Kuti was the son of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. After early experiences abroad, he and his band Africa '70 shot to stardom in Nigeria during the 1970s, and was the target of the Nigerian military juntas. In 1970, Kuti founded the Kalakuta Republic, though was destroyed in 1978, following a raid that injured him and his mother. He was jailed by during the regime of Nigerian head of state Muhammadu Buhari in 1984, but released after 20 months. He continued to record and perform through the 1980s and 1990s. Since his death in 1997, reissues and compilations of his music have been overseen by his son, Femi Kuti.
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