Fela Kuti Movies

  • 1984
    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense

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    A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for...

    Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
  • 2014
    Finding Fela

    Finding Fela

    Finding Fela

    6.92014HD

    Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the...

    Finding Fela
  • 1982
    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

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    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...

    Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
  • 2019
    My Friend Fela

    My Friend Fela

    My Friend Fela

    5.72019HD

    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...

    My Friend Fela
  • 2020
    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

    02020HD

    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...

    Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat
  • 1973
    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    Ginger Baker: In Africa

    01973HD

    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...

    Ginger Baker: In Africa
  • 2019
    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

    7.52019HD

    How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

    Africa Rising
  • 2001
    Fela In Concert

    Fela In Concert

    Fela In Concert

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    This historic show was recorded in Paris in 1981 during an exclusive, all-night concert. Punctuated by the exotic and suggestive tribal dances and...

    Fela In Concert
  • 2020
    Happy in the Gap

    Happy in the Gap

    Happy in the Gap

    102020HD

    A black essay on trains, beaches and space occupation.

    Happy in the Gap
  • 1976
    The Newcomer

    The Newcomer

    The Newcomer

    01976HD

    Agouénou, a newcomer to a government agency, takes on the entrenched corruption and butts heads with the leader of the old-guard,...

    The Newcomer
  • 1978
    Berliner Jazztage '78

    Berliner Jazztage '78

    Berliner Jazztage '78

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    As a headliner of the prestigious Berlin Jazz Festival (Berliner Jazztage), Fela takes the stage with Afrika '70 and captures the hearts of the...

    Berliner Jazztage '78