(Birth of Afrobeat)

Content: In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

7 minutes

Year:

2018

Directors:

Opiyo Okeyo

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Production companies:

Rest in Beats

Actors:

Self

Crews:

Producer

Animation

Producer

Cinematography

Recording Supervision