Performing & Classic Artists

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Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, a pioneer of Afrobeat music, a human rights...

FIAWOO FERDINAND KWASI

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Ferdinand Kwasi Fiawoo (December 1891-1969) was an Ewe playwright, educator, and politician who became prominent in the middle decades of the 20th century. He was...

BARNATO, BARNEY

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Barney Barnato (July 5, 1852-June 14 1897), British-born, became a South African pioneer mining magnate and politician. He was born in the East End of...

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