Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.

Aline Morales is one of the main broadcasters of Maracatu in Toronto. From a meeting with members of...

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti performs at the 1984 Glastonbury Festival. Originally produced for Arena.

A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobe...

In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What ...

Travel with Major Lazer to Ghana and Nigeria to make the world smaller by making the party bigger. T...

Lisa, a plus-sized African American woman, concludes that her boyfriend broke up with her because of...

Afrobeat emerged in Lagos, Nigeria in the 1970s. The film follows an Afrobeat tube broadcast, from i...

Romantic river banks and unspoilt nature - these landscapes flank the Danube River. This comprehensi...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later...

A musician is offered a job in Vienna as stage director, but his disagreements with the aristocratic...

This telecast offers a rare opportunity to see the legendary Joan Sutherland in the role that first ...

Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi shares his own story of experiencing racism in post-9/11 Ame...
'9-Man' is an independent feature documentary about an isolated and exceptionally athletic Chinese-A...

Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose cert...

The Gettysburg Address is the subject of a new documentary by Ken Burns. The documentary tells the s...

Mozart and Da Ponte use the theme of "fiancée swapping", which dates back to the 13th century; notab...

Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande) is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. ...
The carnage in Sarajevo provides the focus of this French documentary which seeks to call attention ...