Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti was born to activist parents in Nigeria in 1938. He became famous in the 1960s and ‘70s as the inventor of “Afrobeat” music. He was also a vocal critic of oppressive regimes. Kuti continued to write political lyrics though he was arrested 200 times. He and his family also suffered severe beatings. He produced 50 albums, among them his hit 1977 album Zombie, which heavily criticized the Nigerian military. Kuti married 27 women. He claimed not to believe in AIDS or condoms. He died of AIDS complications in 1997 in Lagos, Nigeria. More than a million people attended his funeral.
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