4 Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility For SCHMIGADOON!, CATS & More Fela Ransome Kuti was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, north of Lagos in 1938. His father was a Christian schoolmaster, minister ...

Fela!, the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti whose soulful Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation, is a triumphant tale of courage, passion and love, featuring Kuti's captivating ...

According to Rikki Stein, musician Fela Kuti's former manager, Fela was an advocate for the legalization of marijuana. So in the SHN production of "Fela!" starring Sahr Ngaujah that opened Wednesday, ...

When people think of a revolution, they think of men with AK-47s, not a saxophone, trumpet and a great pair of dancing shoes. But artists can create revolutions. A case in point: post-colonial ...

"Emerge: 7 Women, 7 Stools" Through monologues and songs, various women (a housewife, a mistress, a college student, a cancer survivor ...) tell of their struggles and their epiphanies about faith. 8 ...

For years, one of the most common facts about Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has been that he performed on stage wearing only his pants. White pants, to be specific. I mean, it’s a story that sounds wild enough ...