Africa 70

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Africa 70 was the pioneering Nigerian band led by Fela Kuti that helped define and popularize the Afrobeat genre in the 1970s.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Africa 70 canonical 5

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afrobeat band ⓘ
Nigerian band ⓘ
musical ensemble ⓘ
activePeriodEnd early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1970 ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct Egypt 80 ⓘ
Fela Kuti ⓘ
Ginger Baker ⓘ
Tony Allen ⓘ
basedIn Lagos ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nigeria ⓘ
genre Afrobeat ⓘ
hasCharacteristic improvisational performances ⓘ
large ensemble size ⓘ
politically engaged repertoire ⓘ
hasMember Fela Kuti ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped popularize Afrobeat internationally ⓘ
pioneered Afrobeat sound in the 1970s ⓘ
influenced global funk music ⓘ
world music artists ⓘ
influencedGenre Afrobeat ⓘ
languageOfLyrics English ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
leader Fela Kuti ⓘ
locationOfFormation Lagos ⓘ
notableMember Lekan Animashaun ⓘ
Tony Allen ⓘ
Tunde Williams ⓘ
notableWork Confusion ⓘ
Expensive Shit ⓘ
Gentleman ⓘ
He Miss Road ⓘ
Kalakuta Show ⓘ
Opposite People ⓘ
Roforofo Fight ⓘ
Shakara ⓘ
Sorrow Tears and Blood ⓘ
Zombie ⓘ
performedAt Kalakuta Republic ⓘ
The Shrine ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
EMI ⓘ
styleCharacteristic extended groove-based compositions ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ
polyrhythmic percussion ⓘ
prominent horn arrangements ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afrobeat → notableBand → Africa 70 ⓘ
Fela Kuti → founded → Africa 70 ⓘ
Tony Allen → collaboratedWith → Africa 70 ⓘ
Egypt 80 → predecessor → Africa 70 ⓘ
Anthony Allen → memberOf → Africa 70 ⓘ