# Fela Kuti (@fela-kuti)

Fela Kuti was a Nigerian bandleader, composer, and political activist who developed Afrobeat. The work is associated with interlocking grooves, horns, call-and-response, extended form, and confrontational lyrics. Major examples include Zombie, Expensive Shit, Sorrow Tears and Blood, and performances at the Afrika Shrine. The career is best understood through documented work and context.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Fela Kuti's public record._

## Topics

- [Legacy and Context](/@fela-kuti/legacy-and-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Major Works](/@fela-kuti/major-works.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Musical Language and Method](/@fela-kuti/musical-language.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.felakuti.com/
- blog: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fela-Kuti
- blog: https://www.loc.gov/collections/national-jukebox/about-this-collection/

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "fela-kuti", "question": "…"}`.