Plaque

Fela Kuti - W12

Erection date: 1/11/2021

Inscription

Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, 1938- -1997, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and Nigerian activist lived in this house as a student in 1958.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Site: Fela Kuti - W12 (1 memorial)

W12, Stanlake Road, 12

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Fela Kuti

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