Fela Kuti Movies

  • 2014
    Finding Fela

    Finding Fela

    Finding Fela

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    Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the...

    Finding Fela
  • 2019
    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

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    How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

    Africa Rising
  • 1982
    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

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    Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic...

    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
  • 1984
    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

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    A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for...

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
  • 1973
    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    Ginger Baker: In Africa

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    In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of...

    Ginger Baker: In Africa
  • 2001
    Fela In Concert

    Fela In Concert

    Fela In Concert

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    This historic show was recorded in Paris in 1981 during an exclusive, all-night concert. Punctuated by the exotic and suggestive tribal dances and...

    Fela In Concert
  • 2020
    Happy in the Gap

    Happy in the Gap

    Happy in the Gap

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    A black essay on trains, beaches and space occupation.

    Happy in the Gap
  • 2019
    My Friend Fela

    My Friend Fela

    My Friend Fela

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    Most often portrayed as an eccentric African pop idol of the ghetto, Fela is rarely presented as the strong political leader he was. Through the eyes...

    My Friend Fela
  • 2020
    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

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    In 1997, over one million people gathered in Lagos for the funeral of Fela Kuti, Africa’s biggest artist, who gave the world Afrobeat, yet was...

    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
  • 1976
    The Newcomer

    The Newcomer

    The Newcomer

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    Agouénou, a newcomer to a government agency, takes on the entrenched corruption and butts heads with the leader of the old-guard,...

    The Newcomer
  • 1978
    Berliner Jazztage '78

    Berliner Jazztage '78

    Berliner Jazztage '78

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    As a headliner of the prestigious Berlin Jazz Festival (Berliner Jazztage), Fela takes the stage with Afrika '70 and captures the hearts of the...

    Berliner Jazztage '78