Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat (2020)

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 also a thorn in the side of Nigeria’s military regimes - a revolutionary who fought injustice with his music and a libertine who married 27 wives in one ceremony. When he died from a disease that carried a huge stigma in Africa, there was fear his legacy would die with him. Exclusive testimony reveals the multifaceted man behind the maverick performer.

Directing:
  • Biyi Bandele

Stars:
Release Date: 2020-11-21
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 81
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
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