DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- ALMA POWELL: Audiovisual Collection
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
Finding Fela
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.