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Making ‘Finding Fela’ Identifiable For All Audiences [Part 2 of 3]

Making ‘Finding Fela’ Identifiable For All Audiences [Part 2 of 3]

 

AFKInsider caught up with musician Femi Kuti and Stephen Hendel, executive director of the documentary “Finding Fela.” In part two of the interview, the pair discuss surprising aspects of the filmmaking process. The documentary, which chronicles the life of Femi’s father, musician and activist Fela Kuti, picks up where the musical Fela! left off.

“You’ll find a lot of people that are overwhelmed when they see this movie or play say why didn’t they hear this music. Because it was music and a man that was oppressed. It’s a story that everybody should want to know. Any body who doesn’t truly want to know this story can’t want to be part of the universe,” Femi Kuti said.