Kalakuta Republic

[upbeat music] Okay, let's meet our first fighter.

In the right corner, pioneer of Afrobeat, no S, enemy of military governments, certified chaos agent, the only man who could insult an entire regime using saxophone solos and pidgin English, musician, activist, political dissident, founder of Kalakuta Republic, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

[bell dings] [crowd cheering]

Honestly, there are very few Nigerians, dead or alive, that can match Fela's global influence.

200.

The Nigerian government truly said this man should never rest.

He founded Kalakuta Republic, declared its independence from Nigeria, and turned the Africa Shrine into the most famous performance venue in West Africa.

And even after his death in 1997, his influence only grew stronger.