Nigeria: A Tricky Legacy - How Fela Lives On in Pop Stars Like Wizkid – AuthenticAfrican

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[The Conversation Africa] Fela Kuti remains Nigeria's most famous musician. He pioneered Afrobeat - a genre blending jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, traditional West African chant and rhythms - into conscious music in the 60s and 70s. Fela's music continues to live today across the continents.