Fela Kuti

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1996

First Recording: 1970

Nominated: 2021   2022   

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Fela Kuti
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Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2020 (ranked #30 in the Influences - Rock Era category) .
R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Expensive Shit4022020
Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Gentleman (1973)☆☊
Expensive S*** (1975)☆☊
Zombie (1976)☆☊
Unknown Solider (1979)☆☊
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Water No Get Enemy (1975)☆☊
Expensive Shit (1975)☆☊
Zombie (1976)☆☊

Fela Kuti @ Wikipedia

Will Fela Kuti be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/afropop-culture-5-facts-we-learned-from-finding-fela-20140729

Afropop Culture: 5 Facts We Learned From 'Finding Fela'
From Fela's famous fans to the reason he married 27 women at once, here are a few tidbits from the upcoming doc on the Godfather of Afropop

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/30/2014 @ 08:50am

Fela Kuti will be the first black solo artist to win the Rock Hall fan poll since its inception in 2013. It was stolen from Tina Turner!!!

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 02/13/2021 @ 04:36am

Future Rock Legends said on Twitter that the Nigerian singer Burna Boy, who has a major following across the continent, is promoting the fan vote push for Fela.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/14/2021 @ 04:23am

Fela is way too big for the Hall of Fame. I am stunned that so many Nigerians are clamoring for his entry. Fela would not give a hoot about the Hall of Fame were he still here in the flesh. Fela is peerless and stands alone as a music icon, and it's disrespectful to "nominate him" to the Hall. Westerners are suffering from a misguided superiority complex and Africans are plagued by colonial mentality. Both are ignorant in this regard. Keep Fela out of your useless Hall of Fame!

Posted by Mark Jones on Sunday, 02/21/2021 @ 11:14am

Tina Turner is back in first place in the official Rock Hall fan vote. Thank God!

https://vote.rockhall.com/results/

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/9/2021 @ 22:16pm

Fela Kuti back on top again.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 03/17/2021 @ 05:28am

Amy Linden was going to nominate Kool & The Gang this year, but she chose Fela Kuti instead.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/12/2021 @ 22:15pm

At this point, the Rock Hall should just induct Fela Kuti as "Musical Excellence." If LL Cool J and Judas Priest couldn't make it in the usual way, I don't see how Fela stands a chance.

Posted by Garrick on Monday, 09/5/2022 @ 20:20pm

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