{"id":7066636,"date":"2026-09-25T12:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/african-music\/baba-ani-at-90-former-bandmate-remembers-fela-kuti\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:31:52","slug":"baba-ani-at-90-former-bandmate-remembers-fela-kuti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7066636","title":{"rendered":"Baba Ani at 90: Former Bandmate Remembers Fela Kuti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<div class=\"-mx-4 flex flex-col overflow-auto sm:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"sm:max-w-175\">\n<div class=\"relative shrink-0\">\n            <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/25092026\/1e9df3c0-38c1-4b57-a200-7fe163096f76.png?operations=autocrop(700:467)&amp;format=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/25092026\/1e9df3c0-38c1-4b57-a200-7fe163096f76.png?operations=autocrop(700:467)\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"w-full aspect-3\/2 sm:rounded-b  object-cover\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture><\/div>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"text-xs font-normal leading-4 text-neutral-900 sm:text-sm sm:leading-5\"><br \/>\n                    Baba Ani<br \/>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Baba Ani, 90, recalls spending 32 years playing with Fela Kuti and explains why he still misses the Afrobeat legend decades after his death.\n        <\/p>\n<section class=\"space-y-5 sm:space-y-7\" id=\"article_body\">\n<p>\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1113770001000933%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-w-155 mx-auto\">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/25092026\/dfcce132-d6aa-4f14-a7c7-00c8155730a8.webp?operations=fit(770:)&amp;format=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/25092026\/dfcce132-d6aa-4f14-a7c7-00c8155730a8.webp?operations=fit(770:)\" alt=\"Baba Ani\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-t w-full object-cover\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"text-xs font-normal leading-4 text-neutral-900 sm:text-sm sm:leading-5\"><br \/>\n                    Baba Ani<br \/>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"max-w-155 mx-auto\">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/08102025\/7321c82c-dd24-45de-b88e-e6be69faea5f.jpg?operations=fit(770:)&amp;format=webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportal365images.com\/process\/smp-images-production\/pulse.ng\/08102025\/7321c82c-dd24-45de-b88e-e6be69faea5f.jpg?operations=fit(770:)\" alt=\"Fela on stage\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-t w-full object-cover\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"text-xs font-normal leading-4 text-neutral-900 sm:text-sm sm:leading-5\"><br \/>\n                    Fela on stage<br \/>\n                <\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Untold Story Behind Fela\u2019s Band | Lekan Animashaun (Baba Ani) | Timeless Podcast | Episode 23\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sOduuNj3E_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baba Ani Baba Ani, 90, recalls spending 32 years playing with Fela Kuti and explains why he still misses the Afrobeat legend decades after his death. 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