caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active alias birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
fela kuti in 1970 africa lobitos , nigeria ' 70 , hugh masekela , ginger ' baker , tony allen , femi kuti , seun kuti 70 , roy ayers , lester bowie , egypt ' 80 , koola 2 august 1997 lagos , nigeria 1958 -- 1997 fela anikulapo kuti fela ransome-kuti abeokuta , nigeria barclay/polygram jvc , wrasse , shanachie , knitting factory , mca/universal , celluloid , emi nigeria , fela kuti solo_singer 15 october 1938 saxophone , drums , vocals , keyboards , trumpet , guitar afrobeat , highlife fela kuti.jpg fela kuti
 olufela olusegun oludotun ransome-kuti singer-songwriter , musician , activist
fela kuti

fela kuti -lrb- born olufela olusegun oludotun ransome-kuti ; 15 october 1938 -- 2 august 1997 -rrb- , also known as fela anikulapo kuti or simply fela , was a nigerian multi-instrumentalist , musician , composer , pioneer of the afrobeat music genre , human rights activist , and political maverick .
