DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

"Music is the weapon" [videorecording] : (Musique au poing) / Fela ; [directed by Stéphane Tchal-Gadjieff & Jean Jacques Flori]

[S.l.] : FKO Music : [Geffen], c2002.

1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti was the creator of Afrobeat music; he was prolific as both a composer and a performer. He also fought political corruption in his country, for which he and his family suffered harrassment and violence. In this documentary Fela transmits to the camera his thoughts on politics, panafricanism, music and religion. The film includes previously unpublished versions of ITT, Army Arrangement, Power Show, and Authority Stealing ("live" at The Shrine nightclub).

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Fela, 1938-1997.

Popular music -- Nigeria.

Musicians -- Nigeria -- Interviews.

Musicians -- Nigeria -- Biography.

Protest songs -- Nigeria.

Documentary films.

Music videos.

Nigeria -- Politics and government -- 1979-1983.

Fela, 1938-1997.

Tchal Gadjieff, Stéphane.

Flori, J. J. (Jean Jacques)

FKO Music (Firm)

Geffen Film Company.

Musique au poing.

All songs composed and arranged by Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Fela, vocals, saxophone, keyboards ; assisting musicians.

Filmed in Lagos, Nigeria in 1982.

DVD; PCM stereo, Bronx Interactive.

This DVD contains two different versions of the film, English and French; some scenes are exclusive to each one of the two versions.

B0002194-09

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DVD 781.63 Fela

[videorecording]