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Fela RansomeKuti Fela an activist and musician was also a PanAfricanist He was a strong advocate for African culture and was influenced Black Power He travelled to Ghana where he discovered new musical influences He wrote songs he intended to be political slurs against the Nigerian government and an international order that exploited Africa in a systematic way His music was adamantly radical Fela RansomeKuti was born Abeokuta In the 1970s and 1980s Fela RansomeKuti became known for his abrasive musical style and shrewd political declarations Many of his songs were direct slams against the Nigerian government specifically the dictatorships of the military that ruled the country during those times He also criticised his fellow Africans for supporting dictatorships Felas rebellion against oppressive governments cost him dearly He was beaten arrested and incarcerated numerous times He once claimed to be an prisoner of the Kalakuta Republic and founded his own political group the Movement for the Advancement of the People MOP The mother of Fela was Funmilayo RansomeKuti known as a wellknown feminist leader and rights for women activist She was a teacher as well as was a member of the Abeokuta Womens Union She also helped organize some of the first preschool classes in Abeokuta She was a suffragist and was active in the Nigerian independence movement She was a close relative of the writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka RansomeKuti was a staunch advocate of PanAfricanism and socialism She was a staunch supporter of PanAfricanism and socialism RansomeKuti was influenced in her work by the Black Power movement and the works of Malcolm X and Eldridge Cleaver She was a member of the African Renaissance Movement Felas music was able in spite of his opposition to the oppressive Nigerian Government and Western culture to earn a worldwide following His music was a mixture of jazz Afrobeats and rock heavily in the style of American jazz clubs He was a fervent antiracism activist Felas protests in Nigeria against the government led to many arrests and beatings This did not deter him from traveling the United States and Europe In 1984 he was once again attacked by the military government and arrested on dubious charges of currency smuggling The incident led international human rights groups to intervene and the government to step down Nevertheless Kuti continued to record and perform until his death in 1997 He was buried in the Kalakuta Cemetery in Abeokuta The city is now home to the Fela Museum He was a musician A passionate PanAfricanist Fela was adamant about using his music as a form of social protest He was a critic of the Nigerian Government while inspiring activists across the globe Fela was born in 1938 in Abeokuta Nigeria He was the son of Funmilayo Ransome Kuti an anticolonialist and leader in the Nigerian womens movement His mother was also a doctor and anticolonialist like his grandparents Fela was taught to fight for the rights of the oppressed and that became his passion in life Fela started his career in music in 1958 after his departure from medical school He wanted to follow his passion for the music He began playing highlife music a popular genre that combines African rhythms and Western instruments with jazz He started his first band in London and was able to develop his skills On his return to Nigeria he developed Afrobeat that combines agitprop lyrics with danceable beats The new sound was adopted by Africans and Nigerians across the continent It was soon one of the most influential forms in African music In the 1970s Felas political activism put him in direct conflict with Nigerian military regimes The regime was concerned that his music would motivate people to fight against their oppressors and also to challenge the status quo Despite repeated attempts to disarm him Fela continued to make fierce and supremely danceable music until the end of his life He passed away from AIDSrelated complications in 1997 While Fela was alive lines of people were always in line to catch him perform at his nightclub in Lagos called Afrika Shrine He also established a commune the Kalakuta Republic that functioned as his recording studio club and spiritual space The commune also served as an area for political speeches Fela often critiqued the Nigerian government and world leaders such as US President Ronald Reagan British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and South African Prime Minister PW Botha Despite his death from AIDSrelated complications his legacy is still alive His revolutionary Afrobeat style continues to influence popular artists including Beyonce Wyclef Jean and Jay Z who have been citing him as an inspiration He was an enigmatic man who loved music as well as fun and women But his most lasting legacy is his unwavering efforts to fight for the oppressed He was a PanAfricanist The renowned Nigerian multiinstrumentalist and political activist Fela AnikulapoKuti was a PanAfricanist bringing his unique musical style to the cause of the people He was a master at mixing African culture with American jazz and funk He also utilized his music as a means to protest against Nigerias oppressive government He continued to speak up and fight for his beliefs despite being often detained and beaten Fela was born into the RansomeKuti clan that included anticolonialists artists and artists His mother Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was a feminist and educator as was his father Israel Oludotun Ransome Kuti helped form the teachers union He was a singer and listened to the traditional melodies and rhythms of highlife an amalgamation of jazz standards soul songs and Ghanaian hymns The worldview of Fela was formed by this musical legacy He was determined to bring Africa and the world together In 1977 Fela released Zombie one of his songs that compared policemen to a mindless horde who would obey any order and brutalize the public The track irritated the military authorities who surrounded his house and sacked his home They beat everyone including Felas children and women His mother was thrown from a window and died from injuries sustained during the next years attack The invasion fueled Felas antigovernment activism He founded a commune the Kalakuta Republic It also doubled as a studio for recording He also created a political party and seceded from the Nigerian state and his music were more influenced by social issues In 1979 he took his mothers coffin to the juntas headquarters in Lagos and was later beaten for his actions Fela was a fierce and unbending warrior who never accepted the status of the game He was aware that the injustice of fighting an unjust and inefficient power but he never gave up He was the embodiment an indefatigable spirit and in this manner he was truly hero He was a man who fought against every challenge and in doing so changed the course of the history of mankind His legacy lives on today fela case settlements died in 1997 The passing of Fela was a sour blow to his many fans around the world Many thousands of people attended his funeral He was 58 when he passed away The family of the deceased said that the cause of death was heart failure due to AIDS Fela played a key contribution to the development and development of Afrobeat music Afrobeat music is a genre that blends traditional Yoruba rhythms jazz as well as American funk His political activism led him to be detained and beaten by Nigerian police He refused to be silenced He encouraged others to resist the corrupt rule of the Nigerian military regime and preached Africanism Fela had a major impact on the Black Power Movement in the United States This inspired him to continue his fight for Africa In his later years Fela suffered from skin lesion and a dramatic loss of weight These symptoms were an obvious indication that he had AIDS He was an AIDS disbeliever and refused treatment but eventually died from the disease Fela Kutis legacy will live on for the next generation Kutis songs are a powerful declaration of political opinions that challenge the status quo He was a revolutionary who aimed to change the way Africans were treated He used music to combat colonialism and as a way of social protest His music had a profound impact on the lives of a lot of Africans and hell be remembered for that Through his entire career Fela worked with various producers to develop his distinctive sound Some of these producers included EMI producer Jeff Jarratt and British dub master Dennis Bovell His music was a mixture of traditional African beats and American funk This led to him having an international audience He was controversial in the music business and often criticized Western culture Fela was known for his controversial music and life style He was a pot smoker and had many affairs with women He was an activist who fought for the rights the poor in Nigeria despite his extravagant lifestyle His music influenced many Africans in their lives and helped them embrace their own culture