Lemi Ghariokwu - The Man Behind Fela Kuti's Album Covers
- Publisher:
- Agence France-Presse
- Publication Date:
- 19 June 2013
- Tags:
- Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Music, Nigeria
Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, who died in 1997, is known the world over as the father of Afrobeat, a fusion of Yoruba rhythms, funk, jazz and Nigerian highlife. Artist Lemi Ghariokwu, who drew all his album covers over three decades, reflects on working with the musical icon.
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