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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tony Allen
Self
Tony Allen
Actor
Chicago Afrobeat Project
Actor
David Glines
Producer
Opiyo Okeyo
Director
Eric Trosset
Producer
Mel Roach
Animation