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December 21, 2010 By 2 Comments

Fela Kuti works for Lebron James. I can only imagine what Fela would have said (or sung) about the real Miami, like Overtown or Liberty City. About these ads

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Fela Can’t Dance

September 17, 2010 By 3 Comments

I am not sure what to make of this. Bill T Jones (creator of the musical “Fela!,” currently playing on Broadway) recently choreographed “Zombie” (a song about military repression) for Canada’s version of “So You Think You Can Dance.”

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Everybody Say “Yeah Yeah!”

June 9, 2010 By 2 Comments

Some of us will be a bit preoccupied with, you know, the biggest event in the world this weekend so it’s only natural that this Sunday will come and go without our tuning in to watch the Tony Awards. But then, I’ve never actually watched the Tony Awards. Of course, as we all know, Fela! […]

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Fela! wins on Broadway

May 5, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Bill T Jones’ “Fela!,” the musical interpretation of the life of the Afrobeat king, is up for 11 Tony Awards–the most of any show this year–including Best Musical.  I haven’t seen any of the other shows up for contention, but I can attest to the brilliance of the show. From Jones’ direction, to the acting […]

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Seun Kuti goes to see ‘Fela!’ on Broadway

February 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

He liked it and thinks its “genius.” Video by Afropop.

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