# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fela-kuti
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:08:09.895Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fela-kuti"
name: "Fela Kuti"
slug: "fela-kuti"
description: "Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk and jazz. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most \"challenging and charismatic music performers\". AllMusic described him as \"a musical and sociopolitical voice\" of international significance."
tagline: "Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fela_Kuti_record.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1938-10-15"
deathDate: "1997-08-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           74.1
  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.095476
  currentAttention:     23.2
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  11
  category: 148
totalFollowers: 269000
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/felakuti"
    handle:    "felakuti"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/felakutiofficial/"
    handle:    "felakutiofficial"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.felaproject.net"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/felakuti"
    handle:    "felakuti"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1324034/"
    handle:    "nm1324034"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CG9X521RDFWCuAhlo6QoR"
    handle:    "5CG9X521RDFWCuAhlo6QoR"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSx_RyMYooNKnxTl80983w"
    handle:    "@felakuti"
    followers: 269000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A"
    title: "فيلا كوتي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%89"
    title: "فيلا كوتى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "فلا کوتی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Φέλα Κούτι"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C"
    title: "فلا کوتی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gpe.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%94_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%98%D7%99"
    title: "פלה קוטי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80"
    title: "फ़ेला कुटी"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Fela Kuti"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pcm.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-country-fill