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Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
NR 1 hr 21 minDocumentary, Music
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.
StarringFela Kuti
DirectorBiyi Bandele

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC