2 Casting & Cities Announced For THE OUTSIDERS North American Tour 3 SUFFS North American Tour Cast & Cities Announced Fela!, the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti whose soulful ...
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat, built an international legacy long before The Recording Academy acknowledged it ...
Among those in the audience were a number of cast members from Memphis. Fela!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, "welcomes audiences into the extravagant, decadent and ...
According to Rikki Stein, musician Fela Kuti's former manager, Fela was an advocate for the legalization of marijuana. So in the SHN production of "Fela!" starring Sahr Ngaujah that opened Wednesday, ...
Like the Afrobeat sound that provides its backdrop, Fela! is an amalgam of different styles that add up to something entirely new. This musical-theatre concoction may not be fully free of ...
When people think of a revolution, they think of men with AK-47s, not a saxophone, trumpet and a great pair of dancing shoes. But artists can create revolutions. A case in point: post-colonial ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Fela Ransome Kuti was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, north of Lagos in 1938.
Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has sparked excitement online after joining Afrobeat veteran, Dede Mabiaku, on stage to perform Palava, a classic song by late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela ...
Beyonce once again why she regards Fela Anikulapo-Kuti as one of her musical inspirations. For Nigerians, is even more special because King Bey paid tribute to the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Guess you didn’t know that RMD could pull a Fela performance!Veteran Nollywood actor RMD thrilled fans at #GloLafftaFest2017 in Uyo,Akwa Ibom by performing Fela’s song ‘SORROW,TEARS, AND BLOOD’.Kanayo ...
Life might not be easy, but on that cold flooded night in Lagos, Mr Eazi took away our burdens with his music. The flood had hit Lagos with a vengeance. Everywhere in Nigeria’s commercial capital, ...