Watch FELA! Live in HD Tonight + More Fela Kuti Reissues

FELA! Live in HD The new London production of FELA! will be broadcast live in HD in theatres nationwide on January 13, 2010 (today). Click here for a listing of theaters closest to you. In other Fela Kuti news, Knitting Factory Records is about to release another set of reissues by the Nigerian aforbeat legend,…

FELA! on Broadway, Review and Ticket Giveaway

Sahr Ngaujah as Fela Kuti and the Broadway cast of FELA! Photo: Monique Carboni In early November, chief bumpershine theatre critic Robert Jaimes and I attended a preview on FELA! on Broadway, here’s his review: FELA! A Review by Robert Jaimes In celebrating the music of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, FELA! is, at times,…

Fela! Coming To Broadway w/ Antibalas, Discount Ticket Code

Fela! On Broadway Fela!, the story of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, played to packed houses and rave reviews when it debuted Off Broadway in 2008, and since nobody loves a hit like Broadway, they’re bringing the show back on the boards starting this fall. Previews for Fela! begin on October 19, 2009 at the…