Every beat of the drum carries the heartbeat of our ancestor... - Fela Kuti

"Every beat of the drum carries the heartbeat of our ancestors fighting for freedom."

Fela Kuti History

Afrobeat Musician Activist Nigerian 1938–1997

More from Fela Kuti

"Music is the weapon of the future"

"I am not a politician, my music is my politics"

"When the music changes, so does the dance"

"Africa is not a country, it is a continent of great diversity"

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."