Fela Kuti (musician)
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It feels amazing to be involved with ‘Fela!’ because I said that between each album, I wanted to do a theater run ... I’m on my fourth album, and this is my fifth show, actually, so I’m on time. I just need to catch up on an album so it’s five and five, but it’s an amazing experience for me to do both.
In another era, perhaps they would have honored Bob Marley or Fela Kuti.
It's almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Kuti to the global music scene.More quotes »
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Prez Mahama’s tribute to Chinua Achebe
and the arts. We attended demonstrations almost as frequently as we attended discos. The music that we listened to, from Fela Kuti to James Brown, was filled with racial pride and political protest. It was, however, the literature of Achebe, namely his classic from Ghana Web Read more »
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The Master Drummer of Afrobeat
Press, September 2013): “Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen’s memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Michelle Williams on her Role in ‘Fela!’
singer and gospel artist told MTV News about her experience on the “Fela!” tour. “It feels amazing to be involved with ‘Fela!’ because I said that between each album, I wanted to do a theater run,” Williams told MTV News. “I’m on my fourth album, and this from EURweb Read more »
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In The Loop With: Broadway Star Adesola Osakalumi
there was ever a part Bronx native Adesola Osakalumi was born to play, the role of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti would be it. The son of musicians and accomplished performers, Osakalumi’s tightknit household not only introduced him to Fela’s music at from TheLoop21 Read more »
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"Fela!' at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas
at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, through May 26th. It's the Tony-award winning musical "Fela!" Adesola Osakalumi plays Fela Kuti, who created a music movement in 1970's Nigeria that inspired the world. Michelle Williams plays American activist Sandra from WFAA Read more »
