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Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti is a person from NG, active from 1938.

Person NG 1938–1997 afrobeat african nigerian

TOTAL PLAYS

338

SONGS PLAYED

106

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2007-09-19 06:33 · 6 Music — "Confusion Brake Bones - Glastonbury"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · 6 Music — "Shakara (Oloje)"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2026

40 30 20 10 0

'07 '10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 237 70%

1Xtra 56 17%

Radio 1 26 8%

Radio 2 19 6%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 23:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Water No Get Enemy 47 2026-08-05

2 Zombie 22 2025-02-01

3 Colonial Mentality 14 2025-10-07

4 Lady 14 2025-05-14

5 Witchcraft 14 2023-01-01

6 Eko Ile 11 2026-01-28

7 Let's Start 11 2021-05-14

8 Ako 9 2026-05-17

9 Water Get No Enemy 7 2019-10-30

10 Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense 6 2023-10-21

11 Confusion Break Bones (Glastonbury 1984) 6 2022-04-18

12 Shakara (Oloje) 5 2026-08-05

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-05 22:54 Shakara (Oloje) 6 Music

2026-08-05 22:00 Water No Get Enemy 6 Music

2026-05-17 17:00 Ako 6 Music

2026-05-15 19:38 Shakara (Oloje) 6 Music

2026-01-28 20:03 Eko Ile Radio 2

2025-12-07 10:17 Shakara (Oloje) 6 Music

2025-11-08 14:45 Know Yourself 6 Music

2025-10-26 16:44 Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am 6 Music

2025-10-19 18:32 Ako 6 Music

2025-10-18 11:47 Water No Get Enemy 6 Music

2025-10-07 02:34 Colonial Mentality 6 Music

2025-07-13 18:33 Ako 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

106 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

2000 Blacks Got to Be Free (Edit) (feat. Roy Ayers) —

1 2020-09-08 ▶

2000 Blacks Got To Be Free (feat. Roy Ayers) —

4 2024-09-16 ▶

Africa Centre Of The World —

1 2025-05-14 ▶

Ako —

9 2026-05-17 ▶

Alu Jon Jonki Jon —

3 2023-08-17 ▶

Amaechi's Blues —

1 2016-03-22 ▶

Army Arrangement —

2 2020-07-25 ▶

Beast Of No Nation —

3 2019-03-17 ▶

Beasts of No Nation —

4 2018-05-28 ▶

Beautiful Dancer —

1 2022-08-29 ▶

Black Man's Cry —

2 2013-01-31 ▶

Black Mans Cry —

1 2009-01-09 ▶

Buy Africa —

1 2020-06-14 ▶

Coffin For Head of State —

1 2017-12-17 ▶

Coffin For Head of State (Part 2) —

3 2020-10-25 ▶

Coffin for Head of State Part 2 —

3 2019-06-09 ▶

Colonial Mentality —

14 2025-10-07 ▶

Confusion Brake Bones - Glasontbury —

1 2009-02-05 ▶

Confusion Brake Bones - Glastonburry 1984 —

2 2015-11-19 ▶

Confusion Brake Bones - Glastonbury —

1 2007-09-19 ▶

Confusion Break Bones (Glastonbury 1984) —

6 2022-04-18 ▶

Cross Examination —

1 2017-09-27 ▶

Drum Solo With Tony Allen —

1 2014-08-23 ▶

Eko Ile —

11 2026-01-28 ▶

Eko Ile (Nigeria) —

1 2020-05-01 ▶

Eko ile Nigeria —

1 2015-10-23 ▶

Everything Scatter —

3 2019-12-28 ▶

Everything Scatter (Bruk It Edit) —

1 2023-07-08 ▶

Expensive Shit —

1 2020-05-25 ▶

Fear Not For Man —

1 2021-01-15 ▶

Fefe Na Efe (Boddi Satva's Ancestral Soul Edit) —

4 2016-01-04 ▶

Fela Edit (Jamie 3:26 Retouch) —

1 2017-07-22 ▶

Funky Horn —

1 2021-04-24 ▶

Gentleman —

5 2021-12-04 ▶

Gentleman (Needs Editing) —

1 2011-03-12 ▶

Hightime Life —

2 2011-04-24 ▶

I Go Shout Plenty —

4 2016-04-17 ▶

International Thief Thief —

2 2020-11-27 ▶

International Thief Thief (Armonica & Moblack Extended Mix) —

4 2022-01-30 ▶

International Thief Thief (I.T.T.) (Armonica & MoBlack Dub) —

1 2020-11-27 ▶

It's Highlife Time —

1 2016-03-26 ▶

ITT (feat. Seun Kuti) —

1 2021-10-22 ▶

J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) Part 1 —

2 2018-07-19 ▶

Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me) —

1 2022-11-13 ▶

Jeun Ko Ku (Chop'n Quench) —

1 2011-04-17 ▶

Jeun Ko Ku (Chop'n'Quench) —

3 2014-08-17 ▶

Johnny just Drop (part 1) —

2 2017-12-26 ▶

Johnny Just Drop (Part 1) (extract) —

1 2017-11-02 ▶

Johnny Just Drop - Part 2 —

1 2018-01-11 ▶

Know Yourself —

1 2025-11-08 ▶

Lady —

14 2025-05-14 ▶

Let's Start —

11 2021-05-14 ▶

Let's Start (Live) —

1 2015-10-18 ▶

Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Boss (Blond:ish Remix) —

3 2020-05-17 ▶

NA Fight —

1 2022-08-29 ▶

No Agreement —

1 2017-12-15 ▶

O.D.O.O (Lodger Remix) —

1 2019-07-12 ▶

O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake) (My Name Is Nobody Edit) —

1 2014-08-08 ▶

Obe! (Soup) —

3 2023-01-03 ▶

Oloruka —

1 2016-03-10 ▶

Omuti —

1 2016-03-11 ▶

Open And Close —

1 2021-10-24 ▶

Opposite People —

3 2022-10-23 ▶

Opposite People (DJ 138 Edit) —

3 2017-11-19 ▶

Opposite People - Edit —

1 2024-04-07 ▶

Palm Wine Sound (Instrumental) —

1 2023-09-30 ▶

Pansa Pansa —

1 2018-03-06 ▶

Power Show —

2 2024-01-18 ▶

Roforofo Fight —

3 2024-09-24 ▶

Roforofo Fight (Auntie Flo Remix) —

1 2015-11-06 ▶

Shakara —

4 2021-01-25 ▶

Shakara (Alva Wisely Edit) —

1 2012-04-21 ▶

Shakara (Oloje) —

5 2026-08-05 ▶

Shakara (Ossie Bump Edit) —

5 2016-01-01 ▶

Shakara (Ossie Edit) —

1 2013-01-23 ▶

Shakara (Ossie's Bump Edit) —

1 2023-10-21 ▶

Shakara (Ossie's Bump Mix) —

5 2022-08-05 ▶

Shakara (Ozzie Mix) —

1 2020-09-22 ▶

Sorrow Tears & Blood —

1 2012-01-18 ▶

Sorrow Tears and Blood —

1 2014-04-14 ▶

Sorrow, Tears & Blood —

1 2014-02-24 ▶

Sorrow, Tears & Blood - Larry Levan Edit —

1 2019-02-23 ▶

Sorrow, Tears and Blood —

5 2022-10-15 ▶

Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense —

6 2023-10-21 ▶

Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (Excerpt) —

1 2018-12-18 ▶

This Is Sad —

1 2024-02-25 ▶

Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am —

2 2025-10-26 ▶

Underground System Part 1 —

1 2019-05-19 ▶

Upside Down —

2 2025-04-01 ▶

V.I.P. - Part 2 —

1 2018-01-12 ▶

Viva Nigeria —

4 2021-01-02 ▶

Water Get No Enemy —

7 2019-10-30 ▶

Water No Get Enemy —

47 2026-08-05 ▶

Water No Get Enemy (Edit Version) —

2 2021-04-13 ▶

Water No Get Enemy (Edit) —

2 2022-07-10 ▶

Water No Get Enemy (feat. Macy Gray & D'Angelo) —

3 2014-06-26 ▶

Water No Get Enemy (Muzi edit) —

1 2018-12-30 ▶

Water No Get Enemy vs Public Service Announcement —

1 2022-08-17 ▶

Who're You —

2 2022-10-15 ▶

Who're You (Jono Edit) —

1 2014-01-24 ▶

Witchcraft —

14 2023-01-01 ▶

Ye Ye De Smell —

1 2019-10-13 ▶

Yeah Rhythm (Lego Jazz 4 AM) —

1 2017-11-04 ▶

Yellow Fever —

5 2021-06-13 ▶

You Can Take Your Time —

1 2010-10-21 ▶

Zombie —

22 2025-02-01 ▶