Fela Kuti - Fela's London Scene (Vinyl) Suede from which we have picked

from which we have picked 'Viens'

180 images of 40 bands across 50 shoots
• Photographed in Auckland between 1978 and 1982

Curtis Mayfield

Kim Gordon

Fela Kuti - Fela's London Scene (Vinyl) Suede from which we have pickedFela Kuti (1938 1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Fela's legacy spans, decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip hop, rock and beyond. After graduating from Trinity College of Music (now Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance) in London, Fela returned to Nigeria with his band Koola Lobitos. Fusing the sounds of Jazz