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Oct 17, 2020 · Fela Kuti death date was on August 2, 1997. This was the date the world lost one of its greatest talents, an outstanding musician and a fearless man. Interesting facts about Fela Kuti. The man was not only talented but also, he led quite an interesting life.
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Death. On 3 August 1997, Kuti's brother Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, already a prominent AIDS activist and former Minister of Health, announced that Kuti had died on the previous day from complications related to AIDS.
Aug 4, 1997 · Fela was beaten unconscious and held under armed guard in a hospital room. His 77-year-old mother was thrown from her bedroom window and died of her injuries the following year.
Apr 2, 2014 · Death. Kuti died of AIDS-related complications on August 2, 1997, at the age of 58, in Lagos, Nigeria. Roughly 1 million people attended his funeral procession, which began at Tafawa Balewa...
6 days ago · Fela Kuti (born October 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria—died August 2, 1997, Lagos) was a Nigerian musician and activist who launched a modern style of music called Afro-beat, which fused American blues, jazz, and funk with traditional Yoruba music.
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The King of Afrobeat, who was revered by the people but feared by those in charge, had died at 58, reportedly of complications from Aids.
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May 4, 2021 · He died in 1997, years after contracting HIV in the opening salvo of the African AIDS epidemic, and now Femi and the rest of the Kuti family guard his memory and continue his fight.
