FELA! Live in HD The new London production of FELA! will be broadcast live in HD in theatres nationwide on January 13, 2010 (today). Click here for a listing of theaters closest to you. In other Fela Kuti news, Knitting Factory Records is about to release another set of reissues by the Nigerian aforbeat legend,…
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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,…