Lemi Ghariokwu
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Lemi Ghariokwu, also known simply as Lemi, is a Nigerian painter, illustrator and designer who is most renowned for providing many of the original cover images for the recordings of Nigerian musician
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Fela Kuti
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Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk an
Lemi Ghariokwu
…Nigerian painter, illustrator and designer who is most renowned for providing many of the original cover images for the recordings of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. Lemi Abiodun Ghariokwu was born Emmanuel Sunday on 26 December 1955, in Agege, Lagos, Nigeria. He is from Agbor, Delta State but has spent all his…
Kuti c. 1986
The Ransome-Kuti family c. 1940
Two of Kuti's sons are musicians: Femi and Seun.
James Brown was an important American influence on Kuti's musical style.