Birth of Afrobeat
In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.
similar movies
Chasing the Sound
2020
genre:Documentary
Music
Fela Kuti: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
1984
genre:Documentary
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
1982
genre:Music
Documentary
Brincando com Maracatu
2021
genre:Documentary
Music
Lock Down Love
2021
genre:Drama
Fela Kuti: Live at Glastonbury 1984
1984
genre:Music
Awoko 70's
2020
genre:Animation
Nanook of the North
1922
genre:Documentary
Drama
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
1938
genre:Documentary
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
1938
genre:Documentary
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
1895
genre:History
Documentary
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014
genre:Documentary
History
The Entire Universe
2016
genre:Music
Comedy
Documentary
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937
genre:Documentary
Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words
2017
genre:Documentary
Music
Sfumato
2020
genre:Documentary
The First Emperor
1973
genre:Documentary
Great White Shark: Beyond the Cage of Fear
2013
genre:Documentary
What Difference Does It Make?
2014
genre:Documentary
Music
The End of Summer
1964
genre:Documentary