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  • Fela! 24 Nov 2009 01:03 GMT
    ... ways in which Bill T. Jones' wildly loose-limbed journey into the throbbing heart of Afrobeat breaks bold new ground in musical theater. Music icons have proved hard to capture ...

  • Fela! -- Theater Review 24 Nov 2009 02:22 GMT
    ... Sahr Ngaujah in a star-making performance -- delivers pulsating renditions of many of his Afrobeat hits (in necessarily truncated form). The show may dwell at length on his political ...

  • 'Fela!': Making Music Mightier Than the Sword 24 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
    ... with the musical style and sensibility practiced by its leading man. That style is Afrobeat, an amalgam of diverse cultural elements that will be parsed and reassembled during the ...

  • Making Music Mightier Than the Sword 24 Nov 2009 05:34 GMT
    ... with the musical style and sensibility practiced by its leading man. That style is Afrobeat, an amalgam of diverse cultural elements that will be parsed and reassembled during the ...

  • Theater Review | 'Fela!': Making Music Mightier Than the Sword 24 Nov 2009 06:05 GMT
    ... with the musical style and sensibility practiced by its leading man. That style is Afrobeat, an amalgam of diverse cultural elements that will be parsed and reassembled during the ...

  • African pop ignites helluva 'Fela' 24 Nov 2009 09:55 GMT
    ... to be called). He alternates the demanding role with In the 1970s, Fela pioneered Afrobeat, a juicy cocktail of African rhythms, funk, jazz and blazing horns. It became music ...

  • African pop ignites helluva 'Fela' on Broadway 24 Nov 2009 10:34 GMT
    ... to be called). He alternates the demanding role with In the 1970s, Fela pioneered Afrobeat, a juicy cocktail of African rhythms, funk, jazz and blazing horns. It became music ...

  • Jay-Z Becomes A Broadway Producer For 'Fela!' 24 Nov 2009 17:37 GMT
    ... "I just think it's fascinating." "Fela!" focuses on the life and music of the Afrobeat pioneer and political activist, who first broke out on the international scene in the ...

  • Jay-Z Praises 'Fascinating' Fela! As Musical Opens On Broadway 24 Nov 2009 18:03 GMT
    ... Jay-Z has spoken about his involvement as a producer on the afrobeat musical, Fela!. The rapper pledged his support for the production, which opened on Monday, ...

  • NY Review: 'Fela!' 24 Nov 2009 01:21 GMT
    ... too long and loose. The inspiring and harrowing story of the rise of Fela's Afrobeat sound and his challenging of his country's military dictatorship was somewhat lost amidst too ...

  • "Fela!" brings African music legend to vivid life 24 Nov 2009 02:35 GMT
    ... Sahr Ngaujah in a star-making performance -- delivers pulsating renditions of many of his Afrobeat hits (in necessarily truncated form). The show may dwell at length on his political ...

  • 'Fela!' - the life of a music legend 24 Nov 2009 09:49 GMT
    ... Sahr Ngaujah in a star-making performance -- delivers pulsating renditions of many of his Afrobeat hits (in necessarily truncated form). The show may dwell at length on his political ...

  • Various - Jazz & Milk Breaks ' Compilation Series Vol.2 24 Nov 2009 16:11 GMT
    ... funkier tunes, like Dusty's remix of the Boogoos' "The Journey/Ghana '74," a truly sick Afrobeat jam with a moody flute solo and a hypnotic clavinet line driving a relentless ...

  • Bill T. Jones brings energetic dancing, Afrobeat to Broadway's 'Fela!' 23 Nov 2009 20:20 GMT
    ... Bill T. Jones brings energetic dancing, Afrobeat to Broadway's 'Fela!' NEW YORK - In the run-up to the Broadway opening of ...

  • 'Fela!' and fate reunite show's stars 23 Nov 2009 10:16 GMT
    ... musical "Fela!" opens tomorrow, high school best friends Ngaujah and Sengbloh will reunite as Afrobeat pioneer "It's the first time that Broadway has ever really dealt with Afrobeat, and ...


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