Film
Birth of Afrobeat
United States- Director
- Opiyo Okeyo
- Year
- 2018
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Opiyo Okeyo
Produced by
Opiyo Okeyo, David Glines, Eric Trosset
