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Fela anikulapokuti born 1938 in abeokuta, nigeria began his career playing jazz and highlife. Finding fela is a 2014 documentary film by oscarwinning director alex gibney, portraying and. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival on january 17, 2014. Fela kuti statue at ikeja, lagos in addition, a biographical movie by focus features, directed by steve mcqueen and written by biyi bandele, was rumoured to be in production 2010, with chiwetel ejiofor in the lead. Jul 30, 2014 finding fela does an exemplary job of explaining, in musical terms, what made fela standout, a simple enough step that most music documentaries ignore. A biopic based on the life of african music legend fela anikulapo kuti is in the works. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. The slick presentation of gibneys film successfully gets that appeal across, but.
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Extracts from the film featured in the 2015 british library exhibition west africa. I would recommend diehard fans to watch the doc multiple times, the pace is quite fast and you will certainly. Finding fela does an exemplary job of explaining, in musical terms, what made fela standout, a simple enough step that most music documentaries ignore. Filmed in 1982, the 53minute documentary captures the late nigerian musicianactivist at his peak. A look at the life and music of nigerian singer fela kuti. Regarder en streaming sur votre mobile ios et android. Tous les films afroamericains afro style communication. The personal story of fela the man and his nigerian roots completes the musical story, and makes him truly stand out.
When fela anikulapokuti died in august 1997, nigeria lost one of its most controversial and inspirational cultural figures. This indepth look at the man who created afrobeat the fusion of jazz, traditional west african rhythms, funk, highlife, and psychedelic rock includes 17 of fela s classic tracks plus a neverbefore released live version of colonial mentality recorded at the. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of africas most challenging and charismatic music performers. Winner canadian music week film fest 2014 best film award. Frhd finding fela streaming vf complet 2014 gratuit. I was amazed at how much footage of fela the filmmakers had dug up. Here, the africabased writer lindsay barrett maps the extraordinary trajectory of felas life, detailing the emergence of his patented brand of afrobeat, his anarchic lifestyle, and the ongoing battles with the nigerian authorities. Sep 16, 2014 finding fela does a strong job getting the point across that kuti was an activist artist. Finding fela 2014, biography drama musical released in english language in theatre near you in. The film finding fela tells the story of fela anikulapo kutis life, his music, his social and political importance.
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