Fela  Aníkúlápó  Kuti, better known as Abami Eda, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti on October 15, 1938 and passed away on August 2, 1997.

He is credited with founding the Nigerian music genre of Afrobeat, which fuses jazz and funk with West African music. He was hailed as one of Africa’s “challenging and compelling music artists” during the height of his fame. He was dubbed an internationally significant musical and social voice by AllMusic.

Fela Kuti siblings: Meet Beko Ransome-Kuti, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, Dolupo Ransome-Kuti

Both of his brothers, doctors named Beko Ransome-Kuti and Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, were widely renowned in their respective home countries.

Bekolari was born on August 2nd, 1940. He was the family’s lastl kid to be born after Fela.

He was a successful physician and human rights activist, just like Fela, who actively participated in the fight for democracy.

He was imprisoned by General Buhari’s regime when Fela was arrested in 1984 and given a 10-year sentence; however, he was eventually released the following year after Babangida took over the country from Buhari.

The oldest of the group is Olikoye. He was born on December 30, 1927, and had a distinguished career in Nigeria before becoming well-known worldwide.

He was a Nigerian doctor who made a significant contribution to Nigeria’s health. He served as the Babangida administration’s minister of health. One thing that makes him significant is the fact that he was a pioneering creator of Nigeria’s Society for Family Health.

His significant impact on Nigerian medicine led to him being appointed as the Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

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