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Fela Kuti, born in 1938, was a . He was a singer, musician, and bandleader. He revolutionized African music and protest culture. He pioneered the Afrobeat music . This mixed traditional Yoruba rhythms, jazz, and funk to make a , hypnotic sound. He was an amazing live performer. He toured the world in the 1960s to 1980s. His were a celebration of rhythm, African identity, freedom, and resistance. Fela fought against , military dictatorship, and colonial in Nigeria. Because of this, he was arrested, beaten, and imprisoned. However, his influence on African and music is still today, especially through Afrobeat.

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