Felu Kuti by https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j en-us 2021-06-08 09:08:16 UTC 2025-05-11 17:56:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1f3-1f1ec.png Material🗂 merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607269888 2021-06-15 10:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607269888 merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607271353 2021-06-15 10:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607271353 merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607272419 2021-06-15 10:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607272419 merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607274319 2021-06-15 11:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607274319 merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607274907 2021-06-15 11:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607274907 merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607276108 2021-06-15 11:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1607276108 Politics https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616105300 2021-06-20 12:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616105300 Life merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616110733 2021-06-20 12:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616110733 Music merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616117674 2021-06-20 12:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616117674 Childhood merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616120234
  • Born on 15th October 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria
  • Birth name is Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome- Kuti

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  • Funmilayo Ransome- Kuti
  • Feminist activist in the anti- colonialmovement
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  • Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome- Kuti
  • Protestant minister
  • School principal
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  • After finishing the Abeukuta Grammer school, he went to study medicine in London in 1958
  • Ended up doing music at Trinity College
  • Married Ramilekun (Remi) Taylor 1960 (have three children together) 
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  • Learnd to play piano and drums at the age of 8

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  • died on 03.08.1997 because of aids
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  • 1963 Kuti and his family moved back to Nigeria
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    • did not use the hyphenated surname "Ransome" anymore
    • 1978 he married 27 woman at once
    • -> (to mark the anniversary of the raid and as  objection to authorities assertion, that he kidnapped woman
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  • re-formed the Koola Labitos
  • radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation
  • played with Victor Olaiya and his All-stars 
  • traveled to Ghana in 1967 for a new musical direction
    •     -> Afrobeat
    •  He changed his    band´s name to "Nigeria 70"
        
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  • 1969 Kuti traveled with the Koola Labitos to the United States, where he discovered the Black Power
    •        -> influenced him

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  • his youngest son became heir of the band "Egypt 80", which was still active in 2020
  • on his birthday there is a Festival to remember him
    • ]]>     2021-06-20 16:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616272256     Conclusion merckensjohanna https://padlet.com/hemmler/lurh00vl0wyvbt7j/wish/1616272461 To summarize the given information, one could say, that Kuti was an outspoken political activist, who invented the music style “Afrobeat”. He criticized Nigeria´s corrupt government, colonialism and political issues. To protest and express his views and beliefs he used songs as statements, which had a great influence. He believed, that to achieve peace in Nigeria, they had to support traditional religions and lifestyles. He fought for a united, democratic African republic, therefore he supported Pan-Africanism and socialism, as well as human rights. His songs were direct attacks against dictatorship, especially the militaristic government in Nigeria in the 1970s and 1980s. Till now, Fela Kuti is well known, for his political activism, his life and his music. 

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  • his music had a great impact on people and the political situation
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    • changed band name to " Africa 70"
    • -> lyrics changed to political themes
    • 1977 release of the album "Zombie"
    • sang his songs in Pidgen English to contact a large audience
    • "Coffin for the head of the state"
    • "Unknown soldier"
    • Later: two concerts in a year
    • ->Accara: a riot broke out during "Zombie"     ---> he was banned from Ghana
    • -> After the Berlin Jazz Festival
    • ---> left by his musicans, because they thought he would wanted to spend all the proceedes on a presidential campaign
    • formed new band "Egypt 80", which reflected the views on a Egyptian civilasation
    • 1986 he perfomed in Giants Stadium in New Yersey
    • 1986 release of "Beasts of no Nation"
    • in 1990s his pubilcations of albums increased and eventually stopped
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  • formed the Kalakuta Republic (, which was later independant from state, which was ruled by military junta)
  • 1977 they released the album "Zombie"
    •     -> government ordered to           raid the Kalukata  Republic
    • As reaction Kuti delivered his mother´s coffin to General Olusegun Obansanjo´s residence and wrote two songs "Coffin for the head of the state" and "Unknown soldier"
    • 1976 he got more involved with the Yaruba religion
    • 1983 he  established a political party (MOP), which preached Nkrumahism and Africanism
    • 1976 he nominated himself for presidency 
    • 1984 Kuti was jailed, because of smuggeling
    • -> Amnesty Internationals and others condemned the charges as political motivated 
    • ---> he got free after 20 months and divorced his 12 remaining wives
    • On the 21th Janurary 1993 he and four members of the Band  "African" 70 were arrested and four days later charged for muder of an electrican

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