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Fela Kuti and Tony Allen archive photos in black and white.

Fela Kuti (left) and Tony Allen (right) are being called the the co-creators of Afrobeat. Fela's longtime manager says this is incorrect.

Photo (left) by Michael Putland/Getty Images, Photo (right) by Frans Schellekens/Redferns

Op-Ed: There Was Only One Creator of Afrobeat

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