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20 Facts you may not know about the Legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
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1. Fela was influenced by the teaching of American human rights activist Malcom X.
2. His political consciousness inspired him to change what he called his “slave name” Ransome and adopted the middle name “Anikulapo,” meaning “to have control over death,” in the late 1960s .
3. Once he had recorded a song, he never played it live again. He had reportedly been offered several thousands to perform his old hits, which he refused.
4. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was an activist in the anti-colonial movt. She influenced her son’s political activism
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5. In 1977, Fela and the Afrika ’70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government,
A THREAD.
1. Fela was influenced by the teaching of American human rights activist Malcom X.
2. His political consciousness inspired him to change what he called his “slave name” Ransome and adopted the middle name “Anikulapo,” meaning “to have control over death,” in the late 1960s .
3. Once he had recorded a song, he never played it live again. He had reportedly been offered several thousands to perform his old hits, which he refused.
4. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was an activist in the anti-colonial movt. She influenced her son’s political activism
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5. In 1977, Fela and the Afrika ’70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government,