| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Yeni Kuti, . |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; co-producer, Alison Ellwood ; editor, Lindy Jankura ; executive producers, Ruth & Stephen Hendel ; music composed by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. |
| Note |
Special features: Eight extended interviews; Femi Kuti sax solo at the new Africa shrine; Podcast interview with director Alex Gibney; Stills gallery; Trailer. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014. |
| Summary |
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and Nigerian percussion styles. It was also a political force, a propulsive delivery system of Fela's revolutionary ideas, pitched against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a tilt towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan-Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela's music and message endure today. |
| Subject |
Fela, 1938-1997.
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Fela, 1938-1997 -- Influence.
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Fela, 1938-1997 -- Political activity.
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Musicians -- Nigeria -- Biography.
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Protest songs -- Nigeria.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Filmed performances.
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| Added Author |
Gibney, Alex, film director, film producer.
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Gulick, Jack, film producer.
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Fela, 1938-1997, singer, composer.
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Kuti, Femi, performer.
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McCartney, Paul.
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Container of (expression): Fela, 1938-1997.
Songs. Selections.
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Jigsaw Productions, presenter.
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Knitting Factory Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc.
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Fela Films (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
738329156022 |
| Music No. |
K1560 Kino Lorber |
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