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Date of Birth
15 October 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Date of Death
2 August 1997, Lagos, Nigeria (heart failure related to AIDS)

Birth Name
Olufela Olusegum Oludotun Ransome-Kuti

Nickname
The Black President

Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)

Trivia

Invented Afro-beat music, a blend of psychedelic rock, jazz, and soul with west African rhythms.

Was once married to as many as 27 women.


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