Finding Fela
Title:
Finding Fela
Author:
Gibney, Alex, film director, film producer.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2014]
©2015
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and Nigerian percussion styles. It was also a political force, a propulsive delivery system of Fela's revolutionary ideas, pitched against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a tilt towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan-Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela's music and message endure today.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
Special features: Eight extended interviews; Femi Kuti sax solo at the new Africa shrine; Podcast interview with director Alex Gibney; Stills gallery; Trailer.
Language:
English
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UPC:
738329156022
Format :
DVD
