Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Festival Of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) Unveils 2024 Festival Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 12, 2024

The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) has revealed its 2024 festival program. Learn more about the performances and see how to purchase tickets.

Festival Of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) to Present 2024 Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2024

The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) announces its 2024 program, celebrating trumpet music globally from September 9-15, 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE at The Joyce Theater Enthralls and Inspires through January 22
by Marina Kennedy - Jan 19, 2023

Ronald K. Brown EVIDENCE/A DANCE COMPANY is now at The Joyce Theater for their annual New York home season.

The Best of Live Theatre High-School Style: International Thespian Festival 2022 Announced
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) has announced three of Broadway's bright stars are joining us to encourage and entertain attendees at this year's International Thespian Festival (ITF). They'll also join in celebrating the best in high school theatre as multiple productions are performed on the Main Stage daily.

Round House Theatre Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2022

Following a transformative season of performances—including three regional premieres, the inaugural year of the National Capital New Play Festival, and the world premieres of Tim J. Lord's “We declare you a terrorist…” and Charly Evon Simpson's “it's not a trip it's a journey”—Round House is excited for audiences to return and experience a celebration of live theatre, with a slate of shows designed to remind them of the power, joy, and necessity of this art form.

VIDEO: On This Day, November 23- FELA! Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2020

On this day in 2009 the biographical musical Fela!, chronicling the life and work of Nigerian musical pioneer and political activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

CAP UCLA Presents Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Grace @ 20
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2020

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE's Grace @ 20, Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 14.

SAST Presents Zoë Modiga, Mbuso Khoza, Fela Kuti's Story and More in Season 05
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2020

This heritage month, the South African State Theatre's (SAST) online programme presents season 05, which will be headlined by the award-winning Jazz music sensation, Zoë Modiga -in a virtual music concert- as well as the culture and heritage enthusiast, and revered musician Mbuso Khoza, performing Amahubo In Concert.

Samantha Williams Presents a Livestream of FELA!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2020

Samantha Williams (Caroline, or Change, Dear Evan Hansen) will host a free screening of the Kinder High School for the Performing Arts (Kinder HSPVA) production of FELA! on Saturday, August 8 at 6:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm CT.

Samantha Williams To Host Screening Of First Amateur Production Of FELA!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2020

Samantha Williams (Caroline, or Change, Dear Evan Hansen) will host a free screening of the Kinder High School for the Performing Arts (Kinder HSPVA) production of FELA! on Saturday, August 8 at 6:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm CT.

Broadway Rewind: FELA! Arrives on Broadway in 2010!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 25, 2020

Today we rewind to 2010, when Fela! was celebrating its eleven Tony nominations. Fela! ran for 463 performances at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, and returned to Broadway in 2012 for another 28 performances.

VIDEO: Watch Oneika Phillips, Lillias White and More Come Together to Spread Joy with FELA!
by Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2020

It's been over a decade since Fela! first took Broadway by storm, and still, in 2020, its cast is united and making a difference. Oneika Phillips, who starred in the 2012 return engagement, put out a call to her cast mates to come together for the #DontRush Challenge. 'It evolved into an even more meaningful project with layers of celebration such as aligning with the ten-year anniversary of the show's 11 Tony nominations, including Sahr as Fela and Lillias White as Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. A decade ago, we were at the height of breaking ceilings and blowing minds on Broadway,' writes Phillips.

State Theatre Brings Fela Kuti's Story To SA
by Stephi Wild - Feb 6, 2019

The State Theatre has announced that the critically acclaimed Nigerian musical play, Fela and The Kalakuta Queens, will grace its stage in March and April this year.

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Presents ALJO + AFROBEAT = FELA!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2019

Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning composer/pianist/educator Arturo O'Farrill and the non-profit The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) are thrilled to announce NYC's premier Afrobeat concert of 2019, ALJO + AFROBEAT = FELA!, featuring O'Farrill and his 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) alongside Tony Award-Nominated Sahr Ngaujah (lead actor in the Tony-winning Broadway musical, Fela!). Today's singular forbearers of the Afrobeat genre take to the stage with O'Farrill to debut big band jazz arrangements of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's classic works as well as innovative collaborations with special guest artists Wunmi (vocals), Tosin Aribisala (drums/vocals), Bryan Vargas (guitar), and DJ Ausar. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Fela!'s Broadway premiere in 2009, ALJO + AFROBEAT = FELA! will be presented in the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre @ Symphony Space on January 25 & 26, 2019. Artist interviews are available upon request.

Seun Kuti Shares Interview Video With Carlos Santana - New Album 'Black Times' Out Today
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2018

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80's Black Times is the lead single and title track of the modern day Afrobeat leader's brand new album... and for good reason.

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 To Release New Album BLACK TIMES This March
by Macon Prickett - Feb 6, 2018

The youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti is as incensed by injustice as his father and, with the new album, honors the revolutionaries who have gone before and rallies the torchbearers to come. Black Times features appearances from Carlos Santana. With its rousing male and female harmonies, furious guitar riffs and Kuti's soaring tenor sax, the “Black Times” single gives us truth. Lyrics such as “Understand your history / rise to be free” shine a forensics-style black light on that which is otherwise hidden, intensified by the axe-work of Carlos Santana.

Seun Kuti Shares Interview Video With Carlos Santana - New Album 'Black Times' Out 3/2
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 19, 2018

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80's Black Times is the lead single and title track of the modern day Afrobeat leader's brand new album... and for good reason.

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Announce New Album from Afrobeat Leaders
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 7, 2017

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 will release their fourth album Black Times via celebrated UK label Strut Records on March 2, 2018.

Sweet Honey In The Rock, John Zorn, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and More Set for Symphony Space's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2017

Symphony Space, one of New York's best-loved cultural destinations, is pleased to announce a new season of lively and diverse programming, running from October 2017 through June 2018. Returning this season are Projects conceived by Artistic Director Andrew Byrne, each uniting Symphony Space's multidisciplinary events around a shared theme. A month-by-month listing of featured events follows.

AMERICAN SCOREBOARD Continues with Kevin Mambo In US Senate Hearing On Russian Interference In The 2016 Election
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2017

Emmy Award Winning Actor Kevin Mambo (Venus, Color Purple, FELA! title role) has been cast to read the role of intelligence expert Clint Watts in the continuing AMERICAN SCOREBOARD series' reading of the US Senate Intelligence Hearing on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election.