Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Music,

Documentary

Duration:

81 minutes

Year:

2020

Director:

Biyi Bandele

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Company:

BBC

Cast:

Self (archive footage)

Crew:

Director