Fela! An Interview with Sahr Ngaujah

In this new musical, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones with a book by Jim Lewis and arrangements by Aaron Johnson and Antibalas, audiences are welcomed into the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), Fela! explores Kuti's controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. Featuring many of Fela Kuti's most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones's imaginative staging, this new show is a provocative hybrid of concert, dance and musical theater.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• fela
• kuti
• sahr
• ngaujah
• musical
• broadway
• off-broadway
• nyc
• theater
• theatre

[wilcoxpromise]

Fela needs 2 be on d Big-Screen,cos his message was universal..thank u Mr Bill Jones for bringing Fela to the world,may The Great Architect of The Universe bless u immensely.

[adefemi1985]

if they couldn't feel Fela's message thru the music, they'll get it from the broadway.