My Friend Fela and Birth of Afrobeat -
afropop: the ultimate cultural exchange

A new perspective on the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, "My Friend Fela" is told through conversations with his close friend and official biographer, African-Cuban Carlos Moore. The accompanying live-action animated short, "Birth of Afrobeat," tells how Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and his partner Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre.

Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1201

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About AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange:

AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE, the innovative documentary series on contemporary life, art and pop culture in the African Diaspora.

Four films introduce powerful stories: African boxers journey across the Atlantic to match their skills against the best in the world; a teenage girl travels to Ghana and an expatriate from Sierra Leone returns to his homeland, each hoping to dispel prevailing myths about the two countries; and, Hurricane Katrina victims find themselves refugees in their own country.