Birth of Afrobeat (2018)
Overview
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.
Cast
Recommendations
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
This Place Rules
Avicii: True Stories
The Class of ‘92
John Candy: I Like Me
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Seduced and Abandoned
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
David Byrne's American Utopia
Iverson
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince
Lionel Messi: Destiny
I Am Heath Ledger
Downloaded
A Plastic Ocean
Looking for Richard
Tongues Untied
In Search of the Last Action Heroes