Fela Kuti: A Beginner's Guide (by Femi Kuti) | Songlines
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Fela Kuti: A Beginner's Guide (by Femi Kuti)

By Robin Denselow

Femi Kuti discusses his father’s legacy and his life as the son of an Afrobeat legend. “He was too kind to everybody”, hears Robin Denselow

Fela Kuti Credit Ian Watts

Fela Kuti live with Egypt 80

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