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Finding Fela

Celebrating Black Stories • 2h 0m

Directed by Alex Gibney • Documentary • 2014 • US • English
Featuring Bill T. Jones, Paul McCartney, Questlove

​​Directed by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, “Finding Fela” tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's life and how he created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, which he used to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy and the potency of his message remains current today.

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