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Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

(2020)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleFela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2020-11-21

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 21m

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Music
  • Documentary