Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Fela!

The NYTimes reports on the new off-broadway show Fela!
“Fela!” is both a homage to Mr. Kuti’s creativity and a study of his persona, and it combines rump-shaking musical numbers with political monologues and supernatural plot twists. It features Sahr Ngaujah in the title role, a team of 13 dancers and a crack 10-piece band with members of Antibalas, a Brooklyn group that has made a name for itself as one of the premier recreators of Mr. Kuti’s music...[continue reading]

photo courtesy of Richard Termine for The New York Times

1 comments:

Fela said...

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