Afro beat king Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died on August 2nd 1997. His first
son Femi sent out a special message to his father on twitter. May his
soul continue to rest in peace...Amen.
THE PHENOMENON
Over a decade after his death, vindication has come to Fela Kuti,
Africa’s musical genius. AfroBeat, his gift to the world, is now an
international staple on his own uncompromising terms, social content intact.
Throughout his life, Fela contended that AfroBeat was a modern form of
danceable, African classical music with an urgent message for the planet’s
denizens. Created out of a cross-breeding of Funk, Jazz, Salsa and Calypso with
Juju, Highlife and African percussive patterns, it was to him a political
weapon.










