MUSICIAN

Fela Kuti

1938 - 1997

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Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fela Kuti has received more than 5,214,458 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Fela Kuti is the 304th most popular musician (down from 297th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fela Kuti ranks 304 out of 3,175. Before him are Lisa Gerrard, David Popper, Salif Keita, Barış Manço, Carl Michael Bellman, and Joe Strummer. After him are Cozy Powell, Nicko McBrain, John Densmore, Phil Rudd, Joe Satriani, and Friedrich Kalkbrenner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Fela Kuti ranks 98. Before him are Phil Knight, Giuliano Amato, Juliet Anderson, Frank Langella, Eddie Cochran, and Georg Baselitz. After him are Josef Koudelka, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Robert Smithson, Larry Scott, Cabu, and Karin Dor. Among people deceased in 1997, Fela Kuti ranks 72. Before him are Son Sen, George Wald, Mate Boban, Maria Prymachenko, Miguel Najdorf, and André Franquin. After him are Uzi Narkiss, Ernst Wilimowski, Hugo Gunckel Lüer, Alparslan Türkeş, Gunpei Yokoi, and Amado Carrillo Fuentes.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Fela Kuti ranks 7 out of 309. Before him are Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Wole Soyinka (1934), Dr. Alban (1957), Chinua Achebe (1930), Hugo Weaving (1960), and Sade (1959). After him are Usman dan Fodio (1754), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), Bola Tinubu (1952), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), and Olaudah Equiano (1745).

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Among MUSICIANS In Nigeria

Among musicians born in Nigeria, Fela Kuti ranks 2. Before him are Dr. Alban (1957). After him are Tony Allen (1940), Babatunde Olatunji (1927), and Fela Sowande (1905).

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