Its main creator was the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who gave it its name, who used it to revolutionise musical structure as well as the political context in his native Nigeria.

Afrobeat has profoundly influenced important contemporary producers and musicians like Brian Eno and David Byrne, who credit Fela Kuti as an essential muse.

* Fela Kuti

* Femi Kuti, Nigerian musician, son of Fela Kuti

* Seun Kuti, Nigerian musician, son of Fela Kuti

* 1938 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and political activist ( d. 1997 )

Fela Kuti was inspired by socialism and called for a democratic African republic.

1980's Remain in Light, heavily influenced by the afrobeat of Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti, to whose music Eno had introduced the band, explored West African polyrhythms, weaving these together with Arabic music from North Africa, disco funk, and ' found ' voices.

African " Afrobeat " big bands have existed from 1970 to the present when Fela Kuti of Nigeria, fused big band jazz with Yoruba tribal rhythms, highlife, and American James Brown funk music.

* Fela Kuti

23 Skidoo borrowed from Fela Kuti and Miles Davis's On the Corner.

* August 2 – Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and composer, 58 ( Kaposi's sarcoma )

Baker formed and recorded with Ginger Baker's Energy and was involved in collaborations with Bill Laswell, jazz bassist Charlie Haden, jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and pioneering afro beat musician Fela Kuti.

( Fela Kuti album ) ( 1971 )' Fela also appeared with Ginger Baker on Stratavarious ( 1972 ) alongside Bobby Gass, a pseudonym for Bobby Tench from The Jeff Beck Group.

( netflix ) Documents the drive from Algeria to Nigeria through the Sahara and is filled with an hour of jamming with Fela Kuti.

Kravitz's other musical influences at the time included Fela Kuti, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis ; John Lennon and Bob Marley proved later to be influential as well.

The former was released in 2002 by the Red Hot Organization on MCA / Universal Records as a compilation album that paid tribute to the music and work of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.

D ' Angelo performed on a remake of the Fela Kuti classic " Water No Get Enemy " with fellow contemporary R & B artists Macy Gray, the Soultronics, Nile Rodgers, Roy Hargrove, and Fela Kuti's son Femi Kuti.

* Fela Kuti in his first band, Koola Lobitos

Fela Kuti began performing in 1961, but did not start playing in his distinctive Afrobeat style until his exposure to Sierra Leonean Afro-soul singer Geraldo Pino in 1963.

In 1980, Ayers released Music Of Many Colors with the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, musician, and bandleader Fela Kuti typically featured two baritone saxophone players in his band.

* Fela Anikulapo Kuti: The founder of Afrobeat music, and political / human rights activist.

Smooth jazz saxophonists Kenny G, Jay Beckenstein, Dave Koz, Grover Washington, Jr .; and Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Fela Kuti.

The album was among several experimental post-punk recordings directly inspired by the Afrobeat of bandleader Fela Kuti.

Babatunde Odufuwa ( of Oke-Aye in Ijebu North East Local Government, Off Senbora ), Chairman of Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja and corporate giants like Afeez Ajibowu, the Nigeria Sales Director of the American Multinational SC Johnson, Ayo Komolafe, the Director, Membership services of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and Kunle Adebiyi, Sales Director, Visafone Nigeria, Peter Olawale Odetayo, Artist-CEO Artwithinme Media Concept, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti ( Afrobeat Creator, Music Legend, Political activist ) Rtd Rear-Admiral Adebimpe Adewunmi ( Nigerian Navy ) among others

* Tony Allen ( musician ) ( born 1940 ), drummer with Fela Kuti and one of the founders of Afrobeat

He is currently writing his autobiography " Tony Allen: Master Drummer of Afrobeat " with author / musician Michael E. Veal, who has previously written a comprehensive biography of Fela Kuti.

As drummer and musical director of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's band Africa 70 from 1968 to 1979, Tony Allen was one of the primary co-founders of the genre of Afrobeat music.

Fela once stated that, " without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat.

Although, it is true that music genres like the highlife played by musicians like Rex Lawson, Segun Bucknor, Bobby Benson, etc., Fela Kuti's Afrobeat and King Sunny Adé's juju are all Yoruba adaptations of foreign music.

This album saw Common exploring themes ( musically and lyrically ), which were uncommon for a Hip hop record, as he does on the song " Time Travelin ' ( A Tribute To Fela )"; a homage to Nigerian music legend, and political activist Fela Kuti.

In the early to mid 1970s, three of the biggest names in Nigerian music history were at their peak: Fela Kuti, Ebenezer Obey and King Sunny Adé, while the end of that decade saw the start of Yo-pop and Nigerian reggae.

Fela and his family were beaten and raped and his mother, political activist Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, was killed by being thrown from a window.

: But most strange and beautiful of the countless children of Harar and Fela were the three Firstborn.

Those guys were sapping Fela of his Force, of his Music .’ So Tony moved on, once again in search of his own sound .’

The group has received guest visits from several musicians from Fela Kuti's Afrika 70 and Egypt 80 bands, including Tony Allen ( drums ), Femi Kuti ( alto sax ), Seun Kuti ( tenor sax ), Tunde Williams ( trumpet ), Oghene Kologbo ( guitar ), Nicolas Addey ( congas ), Dele Sosimi ( keyboards ), Ola Jagun ( drums / percussion ), and Jojo Kuo ( drums ) among others.

He has collaborated with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie, Fela Kuti and Joss Stone, among others.

The most popular and well-known performer, indeed the most famous Nigerian musician in history, is undoubtedly Fela Kuti.

Ogun State has produced many of the most important Yoruba leaders, politicians, business leaders and musicians in Nigeria, including Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief MKO Abiola, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Ernest Shonekan, General Oladipo Diya, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Iyalode J A Aromire, Dr. Gbolabo Oyede, Sir G. O Adenuga-Taiwo, Chief Peter Olakeinde Sogbesan, Chief Kuforiji Olubi, Prof Ola Rotimi, Prof Olikoye Ransome Kuti, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Prof Onabamiro, Dr. Tai Solarin, Dr Efunbo Dosekun, Otunba Subomi Balogun, Chief Oba Otudeko, Chief Mike Adenuga, prof. Ogunlesi professor of medicine in Nigeria, Chief Olu Oyesanya, founder of the Nigerian Union of Journalists and Chief Gabriel Yemi Adetayo.

He persuaded Ivan Julian and the band to explore sounds outside of the boundaries of American pop music, most notably Fela Kuti.

During an extremely long career ( Adelaide entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most enduring recording artist ), Hall has performed with major artists such as Art Tatum Ethel Waters, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Fela Sowande and Jools Holland, and has recorded as a jazz singer with Duke Ellington ( with whom she made her most famous recording, " Creole Love Call " in 1927 ) and with Fats Waller.