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Birth of Afrobeat
Birth of Afrobeat
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Birth of Afrobeat

2018
Directed byOpiyo Okeyo
0h 7m

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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Tony AllenSelf
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Rest in Beats
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