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Title:

Finding Fela [dvd] / Jigsaw Productions presents in association with Knitting Factory Entertainment, Okayplayer and Okayafrica presents ; produced by Jack Gulick, Alex Gibney ; directed by Alex Gibney.

Format:

[dvd] /

Publisher:

Fela Films,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Fela,--1938-1997.
Musicians--Nigeria--Biography.
Fela,--1938-1997--Influence.
Fela,--1938-1997--Political activity.
Protest songs--Nigeria.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Filmed performances.

Other Authors:

Gibney, Alex, film producer. film producer. 81838
Gulick, Jack, film producer.
Fela, 1938-1997, composer. composer. 178192
Kuti, Femi, performer. 115862
McCartney, Paul. 17426
Container of (expression): Fela, 1938-1997. Songs. Selections.
Jigsaw Productions, presenter. 522863
Knitting Factory Entertainment (Firm), production company.
Kino Lorber, Inc.
Fela Films (Firm)

Notes:

Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Yeni Kuti, . Special features: Eight extended interviews; Femi Kuti sax solo at the new Africa shrine; Podcast interview with director Alex Gibney; Stills gallery; Trailer. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.

Summary:

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, a combination of jazz, funk, and Nigerian percussion styles. It was also a political force, a propulsive delivery system of Fela's revolutionary ideas, pitched against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a tilt towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan-Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela's music and message endure today.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898303925

UPC:

738329156022

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)