Stir It Up
Fela's last laugh
The father of Afro-beat’s long march to Broadway and Music Hall
Sahr Ngaujah as Fela with Catherine Foster (l) and Nicole de Weever. The Nigerian Afro-beat radical is reincarnated as a Broadway sensation.
Published: February 14, 2012
Fela! runs through March 4, at Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; 313-887-8501. Moving to His Own Beat — Fela: The Man, The Movement, The Music is on exhibit through April 1, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit; 313-494-5800. Say Yeah Yeah: A Felatastic Detroit Artists Exhibition is on display through April 9, at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center, 311 E. Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-965-8430; works by Lemi Ghariokwu are on display there through Feb. 18.
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