Femi Kuti
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Femi Kuti is a Nigerian musician and activist known for modernizing and globally popularizing Afrobeat while continuing the political and musical legacy of his father, Fela Kuti.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Femi Kuti canonical | 7 |
| Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrobeat musician
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ political activist ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Fela Kuti
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Positive Force ⓘ Seun Kuti ⓘ |
| band | Positive Force ⓘ |
| birthName |
Femi Kuti
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti
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| citizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-06-16 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kuti ⓘ |
| father | Fela Kuti ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Afrobeat ⓘ |
| givenName |
Olufela
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Olufemi ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Fela Kuti ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Yoruba ⓘ |
| mother | Remilekun Taylor ⓘ |
| movement | Afrobeat ⓘ |
| name | Femi Kuti self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Nigerian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
modernizing Afrobeat
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political activism through music ⓘ popularizing Afrobeat globally ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album: Africa for Africa
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album: Femi Kuti ⓘ album: Fight to Win ⓘ album: No Place for My Dream ⓘ album: Shoki Shoki ⓘ song: Beng Beng Beng ⓘ song: Sorry Sorry ⓘ song: Wonder Wonder ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| performanceVenue | New Afrika Shrine ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| residence | Lagos ⓘ |
| sibling |
Seun Kuti
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Yeni Kuti ⓘ |
| vocalType | vocals ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ayo
this entity surface form:
Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti