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The 14 pages that link to Fela Kuti, each with the reason it gives.

• Protest songRelated: His extended songs made sustained criticism of Nigerian power structures central to performance.

• Yoruba peopleRelated: His music combined Yoruba rhythms with sharp critiques of Nigerian state power.

• Wole SoyinkaRelated: He shared Soyinka’s outspoken resistance to authoritarian government through a different art form.

• Music and politicsRelated: His music and activism made state violence a direct subject of popular performance.

• Nigerian popular cultureRelated: His music joined popular performance to sharp criticism of power and corruption.

• Nigerian popular musicRelated: His music joined extended groove-based arrangements to sharp criticism of Nigerian authority.

• Burna BoyRelated: Kuti’s sound and political stance are major reference points for Burna Boy’s self-described Afro-fusion.

• Funmilayo Ransome-KutiRelated: Her son carried the family’s tradition of outspoken opposition to authority into music and activism.

• Angélique KidjoRelated: Kidjo has drawn on Afrobeat’s sound and political force in her own music.

• Manu DibangoRelated: Dibango and Kuti were prominent African bandleaders working across jazz and funk influences.