Movie Details
Cast & Crew
D
David Glines
Producer
E
Eric Trosset
Producer
Birth of Afrobeat
StarringTony Allen
DirectorOpiyo Okeyo
7 minDocumentary
Plot
In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.
