Soundcheck Live! Festival WNYC’s Soundcheck Live! Festival starts tonight (Oct 23) at The Winter Garden at the World Financial Center. If you can’t make it in person, the shows will be streamed live on Q2 Music, which is operated by WQXR. The “Soundcheck Live!” festival will be broadcast live from October 23-25th, starting at 8pm…
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Fela Kuti Reissues Out Today, Fela! Concert In Brooklyn Bridge Park, Fela! Musical Closing (Patti LaBelle Joined The Cast)
Fela Kuti Reissues (Knitting Factory Records) Download: Fela Kuti – “Zombie” (mp3) Tuesday was a big day for Fela Kuti aficionados as 11 newly reissued CDs dropped from the Nigerian afrobeat master. Knitting Factory Records will release the third set of Fela reissues. This portion of the reissues series, entitled “Zombie” in celebration of Fela’s…
FELA! on Broadway, Review and Ticket Giveaway
Sahr Ngaujah as Fela Kuti and the Broadway cast of FELA! Photo: Monique Carboni In early November, chief bumpershine theatre critic Robert Jaimes and I attended a preview on FELA! on Broadway, here’s his review: FELA! A Review by Robert Jaimes In celebrating the music of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, FELA! is, at times,…
Fela! Coming To Broadway w/ Antibalas, Discount Ticket Code
Fela! On Broadway Fela!, the story of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, played to packed houses and rave reviews when it debuted Off Broadway in 2008, and since nobody loves a hit like Broadway, they’re bringing the show back on the boards starting this fall. Previews for Fela! begin on October 19, 2009 at the…