Triple D(Dreams Don't Die on Me) :Fela Kuti

Triple D(Dreams Don't Die on Me)
:Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti was born on October 15, 1938,
in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Beginning in the
1960s, Kuti pioneered his own unique
style of music called "Afrobeat."
Rebelling against oppressive regimes
through his music came at a heavy cost.
Kuti was arrested 200 times and
endured numerous beatings, but
continued to write political lyrics,
producing 50 albums before he died.
As a child, Kuti learned piano and
drums, and led his school choir. In the
1950s, Kuti told his parents that he was
moving to London, England, to study
medicine, but wound up attending the
Trinity College of Music instead. While
at Trinity, Kuti studied classical music
and developed an awareness of
American jazz.
Activism Through Music
In 1963, Kuti formed a band called
Koola Lobitos. He would later change
the band's name to Afrika 70, and
again to Egypt 80. Beginning in the
1960s, Kuti pioneered and popularized
his own unique style of music called
"Afrobeat." Afrobeat is a combination
of funk, jazz, salsa, Calypso and
traditional Nigerian Yoruba music. In
addition to their distinctive mixed-
genre style, Rebelling against oppressive regimes
through his music came at a heavy cost
to Kuti, who was arrested by the
Nigerian government 200 times, and
was subject to numerous beatings that
left him with lifelong scars. Rather
than abandon his cause, however, Kuti
used these experiences as inspiration to
write more lyrics...
Cause of his endless efforts to bring out his ideas sounds we enjoy a genre known as Afro Pop..
#So God ahead,Dream big and Don't let your Dreams Die on you...
By "The Black Rose"