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Fela Kuti black plaque

Fela Kuti · Musician

Inscription

“Fela Kuti 1938-1997 Father of Afrobeat who challenged colonial politics in Nigeria”

Details

1938-97

Life dates

Trinity Laban, King Charles Court, Greenwich Peninsula

SE10

Erected 2020

Nubian Jak Community Trust

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musician 20th C

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Location

Trinity Laban, King Charles Court, Greenwich Peninsula

SE10

51.483470, -0.006910

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