Doors open 7.00pm
Finding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela’s message is completely current today and is expressed in the political movements of oppressed people, embracing Fela’s music and message in their struggle for freedom.
Finding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela’s message is completely current today and is expressed in the political movements of oppressed people, embracing Fela’s music and message in their struggle for freedom.
When
3rd October, 2016 8:30 PM through 11:00 PM
Location
259-260 Hardess Street
Loughborough Junction
Brixton
London, LON
SE24 OHN
Loughborough Junction
Brixton
London, LON
SE24 OHN
Contact
Phone: 020 7737 6153
Email: admin@whirledcinema.com
Buy Tickets
| Ticket for one (non members) | £12.00 |