What is Fela Kuti?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Fela Kuti | Img = Fela Kuti.jpg | Img_capt = Fela Kuti in 1970 | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|10|15}} | birth_place = [[Abeokuta]], [[Nigeria]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|8|2|1938|10|15}} | death_place = [[Lagos]], Nigeria | Origin = Abeokuta, Nigeria | Instrument = [[Saxophone]]<br>[[Singing|Vocals]]<br>[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]<br>[[Trumpet]]<br>[[Guitar]]<br>[[Drum kit|Drums]] | Genre = [[Afrobeat]] | Occupation = [[musician]], [[activist]] | Years_active = 1958–1997 | Label = {{flatlist| *[[Barclay Records|Barclay]] *[[PolyGram Records]] *[[Barclay Records|Barclay]] *[[Universal Music Group|Universal Records]] *[[Barclay Records|Barclay]] *[[MCA Records|MCA]] *[[Universal Music Group|Universal Records]] *[[Shanachie Records]] (US) *[[Celluloid Records]] *[[EMI|EMI Records Nigeria]] (Nigeria) *[[Victor Entertainment|JVC Records]] (Japan) *[[Wrasse Records]] (UK, US) *[[Knitting Factory Records]] (US) }} | Associated_acts = {{flatlist| *Africa '70 *Egypt '80 *Koola Lobitos *Nigeria ’70 *[[Ginger Baker]] *[[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]] *[[Femi Kuti]] *[[Seun Kuti]] *[[Roy Ayers]] }} | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Fela Anikulapo Kuti''' (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), or just '''Fela''', was a [[Nigeria]]n [[musician]] and [[composer]] who was very important in a [[genre]] called [[afrobeat]]. He played the [[saxophone]], [[guitar]], [[drums]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and [[trumpet]], and he sang. He was also a [[human rights]] [[Activism|activist]].<ref>{{Citation | title = Seattle Weekly: Barack Obama and the Original First Black President | url = http://bl