Fela Kuti - Music is the weapon

Fela Anikulapo Kuti is to African music what Bob Marley is to Reggae: its Prophet. All contemporary forms of black music (from funk to electronic) owe something to the irresistible groove of which he was the creator: Afrobeat. During his life, Fela never ceased to record: more than 60 albums, all mythical. For most of his career he fought against political corruption in his homeland, Nigeria, and was much loved by his people who affectionately called him their „Black President“…. Directed in 1982 by Stéphane Tchal-Gadjieff and Jean-Jackque Flori, „Music is the Weapon“ is the definite documentary on Fela. Shot in Lagos, it carries us from the „Kalakuta Republic“ to the mythical „Shrine“ nightclub. At the height of his popularity in a chaotic Nigeria, Fela wanted to stand for a president. The army responded by attacking and ransacking his community, raping his wives and throwing his mother from a Windows, who was later to die from her injuries. Coming his thoughts on politics, panafricanism, music and religion. The film includes previously unpublished versions of Army Arrangements, Power Show and Authority Stealing („live“ at The Shrine)