Fela Kuti Movies
- 2014
Finding Fela
Finding Fela6.92014HD
Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the...
- 2019
Africa Rising
Africa Rising7.52019HD
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...
- 1973
Ginger Baker: In Africa
Ginger Baker: In Africa01973HD
In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of...
- 1982
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon6.21982HD
Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic...
- 2019
My Friend Fela
My Friend Fela5.72019HD
Most often portrayed as an eccentric African pop idol of the ghetto, Fela is rarely presented as the strong political leader he was. Through the eyes...
- 2020
Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat02020HD
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...
- 1984
Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense101984HD
A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for...
- 2020
Happy in the Gap
Happy in the Gap102020HD
A black essay on trains, beaches and space occupation.
- 2001
Fela In Concert
Fela In Concert62001HD
This historic show was recorded in Paris in 1981 during an exclusive, all-night concert. Punctuated by the exotic and suggestive tribal dances and...
- 1976
The Newcomer
The Newcomer01976HD
Agouénou, a newcomer to a government agency, takes on the entrenched corruption and butts heads with the leader of the old-guard,...
- 1978
Berliner Jazztage '78
Berliner Jazztage '7801978HD
As a headliner of the prestigious Berlin Jazz Festival (Berliner Jazztage), Fela takes the stage with Afrika '70 and captures the hearts of the...