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Lemi Ghariokwu: Creator of Fela Kuti’s Album Covers

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 created Fela’s album covers over three decades, reflects on working with the musical icon.

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