5 things you didn't know about Fela Kuti
![1. He was smart]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/86/8ba9a33b4aec18169abdf01417cda/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Image: Pulse")
![2. He was a philosopher]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/e5/589b89ebceffad26ed63bc32d8f9/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Image: Pulse")
![3. He deeply was religious]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/7c/bb24bbd680162c96f90833f86a2b9/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Image: Pulse")
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![5. Fela loved politics]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/fa/21b3548858a219533b73c623ae6cdb/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Image: Pulse")
5 things you didn't know about Fela Kuti
There was a man named Fela Anikulapo Kuti, whose well-documented life, times and tragic passing is legendary. His works live on and his music, Afrobeat, which ranks as sacred as the classics of Mozart and Bach. See gallery
His message was of activism and the path he towed was against the ruling force of his time. So the propaganda went out and his iconic status was distorted by the state-controlled media, but here are some things you probably didn't know about him
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