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Plaque

Fela Kuti - SE10

Erection date: 20/11/2020

Inscription

Fela Kuti, 1938 - 1997, father of Afrobeat, who challenged colonial politics in Nigeria.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Black Plaque Project

Kuti is a Trinity Laban alumnus. This plaque was first placed outside this block of buildings, beside a door on College Way, which is where we took our close-up photo. Since then it has been moved inside, into the Conservatoire's reception area.

Site: Trinity Laban Conservatoire (4 memorials)

SE10, College Way, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music

The three plaques are in a locked room which the staff kindly opened for us. See a  .

Wikimedia have a showing the WW1 memorial in the entrance hall of the college when it was in Mandeville Place, W1.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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