
Artist
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti is a musical artist from Abeokuta, Nigeria. 94 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Abeokuta, Nigeria
- 94
- Releases
- 1965–2025
- Active years
Discography
66
Most popular
The Best of the Black President 2
2013
Singles & EPs
28Upcoming shows
About
It's almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Anikulapo (Ransome) Kuti (or just Fela as he's more commonly known) to the global musical village: producer, arranger, musician, political radical, outlaw. He was all that, as well as showman par excellence, inventor of Afro-beat, an unredeemable sexist, and a moody megalomaniac. His death on August 3, 1997 of complications from AIDS deeply affected musicians and fans internationally, as a musical and sociopolitical voice on a par with Bob Marley was silenced. A press release from the United Democratic Front of Nigeria on the occasion of Fela's death noted: "Those who knew you well were insistent that you could never compromise with the evil you had fought all your life. Even though made weak by time and fate, you remained strong in will and never abandoned your goal of a free, democratic, socialist Africa." This is as succinct a summation of Fela's political agenda as one is likely to find. Born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, north of Lagos in 1938, Fela's family was firmly middle class as well as politically active. His father was a pastor (and talented pianist), his mother active in the anti-colonial, anti-military, Ni…
Fela Kuti in brief
- How many Fela Kuti releases are on Riffiter?
- 94 releases are catalogued, spanning 1965 to 2025.
- What is the most recent Fela Kuti release on Riffiter?
- Let's Start (Edit), released in 2025.














































































