Fela Kuti

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:arrested currency smuggling
political dissent
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Femi_Kuti
gptkb:Seun_Kuti
gptkb:Tony_Allen
gptkbp:birthDate 1938-10-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Abeokuta,_Nigeria
gptkbp:causeOfDeath AIDS-related complications
gptkbp:child gptkb:Femi_Kuti
gptkb:Seun_Kuti
gptkbp:deathDate 1997-08-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College_of_Music,_London
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Africa_'70
gptkb:Egypt_80
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Olufela_Olusegun_Oludotun_Ransome-Kuti
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Afrobeat
jazz
funk
highlife
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fela Kuti
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:keyboard
gptkb:saxophone
vocals
gptkbp:knownFor political activism
pioneering Afrobeat
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pidgin_English
English
Yoruba
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Beasts_of_No_Nation
gptkb:Coffin_for_Head_of_State
gptkb:Expensive_Shit
gptkb:Shakara
gptkb:Sorrow_Tears_and_Blood
gptkb:Gentleman
gptkb:Zombie
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
gptkb:musician
bandleader
composer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Funmilayo_Ransome-Kuti
gptkb:Israel_Oludotun_Ransome-Kuti
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Pan-Africanism
socialism
anti-colonialism
anti-militarism
gptkbp:politicalMovement gptkb:Movement_of_the_People_(MOP)
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Kalakuta_Republic
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Beko_Ransome-Kuti
gptkb:Olikoye_Ransome-Kuti
gptkbp:spouse Remilekun Taylor
multiple wives (married 27 women in 1978)
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Fela!_(musical)
gptkb:Finding_Fela_(documentary)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beyoncé
gptkb:Yoruba_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4