Stéphane Tchalgadjieff & Jean Jacques Flori • France • 1982 • An essential look at African music

Fela Kuti is to African music what Bob Marley is to reggae: a prophet. All contemporary forms of black music, from funk to electronic, owe something to the irresistible groove of the Afrobeat sound he created. Fela recorded more than 60 albums and spent a lifetime fighting against political corruption in Nigeria, where the people affectionately called him their "Black President."

Shot in Lagos at the peak of his career in 1982, this documentary contains interviews with Fela detailing his thoughts on politics, Pan-Africanism, music and religion. Fela Kutu: Music is the Weapon is essential viewing for all who wish to know more about an artist at the heart of African musical history.