AKA Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Born: 15-Oct-1938
Birthplace: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died: 2-Aug-1997
Location of death: Lagos, Nigeria
Cause of death: AIDS
Remains: Buried, Kalakuta Cemetery, Ikeja, Nigeria

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: Nigeria
Executive summary: God of Afrobeat

Father: Rev. Canon Israel Oludoton Ransome-Kuti
Mother: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (d. 13-Apr-1978)
Wife: Remi (m. 1961)
Daughter: Yeni (b. 1961)
Son: Femi Kuti (Afrobeat musician, b. 1962)
Girlfriend: Sandra Smith
Wife: (27 Wives, married simultaneously in 1978, divorced in 1986)

    University: Trinity College of Music, London (1962)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Finding Fela! (17-Jan-2014) · Himself

Official Website:
http://www.fela.net/

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