Their story
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created Afrobeat — a fusion of jazz, funk, and traditional Yoruba music — and used it as a weapon against military dictatorship and corruption in Nigeria. His commune, the Kalakuta Republic, was a declared independent state. Imprisoned dozens of times and surviving a brutal army raid on his home, he never stopped performing or protesting. His music, from "Zombie" to "Lady," remains a blueprint for African artistic resistance, influencing artists from Beyonce to Kendrick Lamar.