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...

A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema.

Historian Bob Carruthers directs this documentary looking into the world of Adolf Hitler. The film e...

Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.

Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight agains...

Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York.

This call to arms documentary details the questionable ethics of the food supply industry, pointing ...

Film critic Kim Newman introduces a new series of DVDs and Blu-ray disc releases by BFI showcasing l...

One morning in June 2005, the guards of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Chile, noticed that a mi...

In the 1966 the population of the Soviet Union was estimated at 235 million. A group of Latvian film...

She is the godmother of performance art. With her shocking public actions she created in the late 60...

About Jösta Hagelbäck (1945-2009), Swedish film director, writer, poet, musician, actor etc. A human...

About the artist Ian Hellström (1925-2012) with his own museum. A tour of Ian's house is an adventur...