Former United States President, Barack Obama, has paid tribute to Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti in a new podcast series detailing the musician extraordinary art and activism.
Obama delivered the tribute on Wednesday October 22 2025, in a new podcast series titled “Fela Kuti: Fear no man”, by Higher Ground owned by Obama and his wife, Michelle.
In a video shared on his Instagram page, Obama expressed his love for the late Afrobeat innovator and political activist.
While revealing that his admiration for Fela is personal, he noted “I really love him”.
“He is a musical genius from Nigeria.
A unique figure in musical history who made music that I really love,” Obama said in the video.
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man series is dedicated by Obama to pay tribute to figures that mixed art with activism in musical history.”
Newsunplug reports that Fela Kuti who died in 1997, was globally known for criticism of military dictatorship and corruption in Nigeria through his music.
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