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DVD

Finding Fela

Call Number

  • DVD 921 F311F (CEN)

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Performers

Fela Kuti, Paul McCartney, Questlove.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2015]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (120 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and Nigerian percussion styles. It was also a political force, a propulsive delivery system of Fela's revolutionary ideas, pitched against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a tilt towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan-Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela's music and message endure today.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2014.

Bonus features: Eight extended interviews ; Femi Kuti sax solo at the new Africa shrine ; podcast interview with director Alex Gibney ; stills gallery ; trailer.

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