(Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat)

Content: In 1997, over one million people gathered in Lagos for the funeral of Fela Kuti, Africa’s biggest artist, who gave the world Afrobeat, yet was also a thorn in the side of Nigeria’s military regimes - a revolutionary who fought injustice with his music and a libertine who married 27 wives in one ceremony. When he died from a disease that carried a huge stigma in Africa, there was fear his legacy would die with him. Exclusive testimony reveals the multifaceted man behind the maverick performer.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Music,

Documentary

Runtime:

81 minutes

Year:

2020

Directors:

Biyi Bandele

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Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Self (archive footage)

Crews:

Director