Birth of Afrobeat (2018)
7m
Running Time
January 1, 2018Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Tony Allen
Self
Tony Allen
Actor
Opiyo Okeyo
Director / Cinematography / Editor / Producer
David Glines
Producer
Chicago Afrobeat Project
Actor
Michael Gabriele
Cinematography
Eric Trosset
Producer
Matt Giordano
Recording Supervision
Mel Roach
Animation
Details.
This Movie Is About.
afrobeat