Fela Kuti

The life of Fela is full of contradictions, and that's a large part of what makes him so fascinating. People who love him will forgive the bad parts of him.

His songs can last longer than 20 minutes and are sung in dense, almost incomprehensible Pidgin English. His music is influenced by Christian hymns, classical music, jazz, Yoruba music, chant, and horn-and-gui