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Buy it on CD and on iTunes now! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

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First new *Fela* album since his final studio album. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Visit the *Fela! on Broadway* website and read more. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

The *Fela Kuti* webstore is currently running a promotion with the amazing charity run by Ziggy Marley, U.R.G.E. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

The Guardian reports on a new, emerging genre in the UK underground: "Afrobeats," influenced by the original afrobeat sounds of *Fela Kuti* Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Musicians from the *FELA!* musical will take to the Troubadour in Los Angeles on Friday night to play the music of *Fela Kuti*. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Listen small except from the BBC Radio 6 documentary on Fela Kuti and the origins of "Unknown Soldier" and "Coffin for Head Of State" Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

The award winning Broadway Musical begins its run at Ahmanson Theatre tonight! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Take 10% off all Fela Kuti orders now thru January 2, 2012 Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Nollywood star Baba Suwe beats drug rap after prison toilet watch. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

As the Broadway musical of Fela's controversial life comes to Lagos, Radio 4 is there to explore his cultural impact in Nigeria. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

The Guardian covers Beyonce's new album, influence by Fela Kuti, Movement of the People parties starting this month. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Fela's Movement Of the People lives today. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

First Fela Kuti vinyl box set now available, curated by ?uestlove Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

A fascinating student interview with archival footage from an old colleague of Fela's - and some critical thoughts on the new "Fela revival" too. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Our friends The Marksmen have gone and done it again: a mashup of the Fab Four and Fela. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

FELA! to be broadcast in US and abroad from the London production of the Broadway sensation. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Be sure to check out the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011 to see if FELA! can take home the award! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

October was a crazy month of Felabrations! Check out pictures & videos from parties around the country after the jump... Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Following a screening of A Slice of Fela, a documentary on the life of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, friends and colleagues give personal recollections and take questions from the audience. Read more  /  Post a comment (2)

Leave it to the experts. Check out The Marksmen's take on 'Zombie' from FELA! The Original Broadway Cast Recording. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

FELA! starring Broadway’s own Sahr Ngaujah, takes over London’s National Theatre beginning November 6th! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

It's Fela Kuti's birthday on October 15th, and parties celebrating the Nigerian revolutionary and master of Afrobeat are popping up across the country. With at least 12 Felabrations in the US alone (and more across Europe and Africa), it's clear that the Fela Kuti revival is here to stay. Check the dates after the jump... Read more  /  Post a comment (4)

Head to "Soiree":http://www.blvdnyc.com/ on Saturday, September 4th for a tribute to the Godfather Of Soul James Brown & The Afrobeat Pioneer Fela Kuti, plus the Official Re-Release Party for the Fela Kuti "Zombie Batch" Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Afrobeatology Afrobeat has started to compile a collection of CD & Vinyl album covers from all over the world. Look for album art from Knitting Factory artists Fela Kuti and Ghariokwu Lemi, and feel free to add to the collection! Read more  /  Post a comment (2)

Larry Rohter of the New York Times discusses Femi's experience growing up and performing in the shadow of his father. Read more  /  Post a comment (2)

NPR's Milo Miles examines the legacy of Fela's music, the new album "Secret Agent" by drummer Tony Allen, and other artists in the current Afrobeat Scene. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Featuring artists from all over the Diaspora, this exhibition seeks to pay tribute to one of the African Diaspora’s most influential living ancestors as well as critique the complexity of his persona. Life After Death is a visual homage to a musical genius and perhaps one of contemporary history’s most powerful protest artists, Fela Kuti. Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) 408 West 58th Street, NYC June 11-August 6 Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Head to the Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery in Harlem to check out Howard T. Cash's exhibition, Fela: The Man - The Artist, featuring photos of Fela's life and times in the 1980s. But hurry, the exhibit ends June 26th! Read more  /  Post a comment (1)

The King Meets The President In Africa is a brand new Michael Jackson “vs” Fela Kuti mash-up/remix project from Rich Medina and The Marksmen. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Head to The Shrine in Chicago every Wednesday from 9pm-2am for Revolutionary Sounds: From Fela to The Funk, and party Fela-style! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

As if a bunch of new books, reissued albums, remixes and, oh yeah... that whole Broadway musical thing... weren't enough, Focus Features has just announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in an upcoming feature film about the life of Fela. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Jojo Kuo, one of Fela's drummers, gives a first-hand account of what it was like to be in Fela's band. Read more  /  Post a comment (2)

Check out pictures from the Na Poi Release Party at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn! 5 Amazing DJs, African face-painting, and guest appearances by stars of Fela! The Musical were just some of the highlights of the evening. Check out the slideshow and hear more about the festivities from Rolling Stone after the jump... Read more  /  Post a comment (8)

To celebrate the Na Poi batch of re-releases, 6 of New York's finest DJ's will spin Fela-laced sets on Monday, May 10 at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. Read more  /  Post a comment (1)

The Tony nominations are in, and Fela! on Broadway is at the top - with 11 nominations - the most of any new musical - it was a total sweep for Fela! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Showcasing the influence of Fela's music on hip-hop, DJ Dhundee's Afrotreats Mixtape features Fela samples on songs with Jay-Z, Common, The Roots, Missy Elliot, and more. Like what you hear? Come to the Knitting Factory Brooklyn this Monday, May 10th, to see DJ Dhundee perform live at the Na Poi release party! Download the mixtape, and see more details about Monday's event after the jump... Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

On May 11th, the second set of Fela reissues - the Na Poi Batch - will be released, featuring 7 CDs (14 albums total) of classic material from Fela's most prolific period. The Na Poi batch showcases the many different sides of Fela, from his powerful social commentary on songs like "Icy Blindness," "Expensive Shit," and "Yellow Fever," his personal philosophy on "Water Get No Enemy," and even his sensual side on "Na Poi." This is the music that made Fela a staple in Nigeria, Africa, and all over the world, and will continue to inspire fans for generations. Special packages through Knitting Factory Records website only... PRE-SALE BEGINS TODAY! Read more  /  Post a comment (10)

On April 17th – official Record Store Day – at participating independent record stores you can find the extremely limited, 140-gram, 10-inch EP featuring Kuti’s “My Lady Frustration” and “Wayo” on the A-side and “Lover” + ”Eko” on the flip. RUN RUN RUN to your local participating indie record store as supplies won’t last…participating retailers after the jump. Read more  /  Post a comment (2)

?uestlove talks about Fela, hip-hop, and being funky in this video. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

?uestlove talks about Fela, hip-hop, and being funky in this video. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

NPR's All Songs Considered pays tribute to Fela and the new releases. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

The first batch of Fela Kuti re-issues have hit the street. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

New PBS series "Soundtracks" features the life of Fela Kuti and his living legacy, Seun Kuti, in upcoming pilot airing January 25. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

The Pitchfork review is in: "Of all verbs commonly used to try and convey music's intensity, I prefer "boils" for Fela's-- nothing abstract, just a matter of excited molecules banging against each other to produce a state simultaneously sustainable, dangerous, and transformative." Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

*Amazon.com* is celebrating the music of Fela! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

*Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter* and *Will & Jada Pinkett Smith* have joined the producing team of *Fela!*, the new Broadway musical based on the life and music of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Fela featured in Billboard Magazine Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Ringtones for some of Fela's most popular songs, such as "Zombie", "Water Get No Enemy" and "I.T.T." are available for the first time! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

FELA! opens November 24 on Broadway! Read more  /  Post a comment (0)

Knitting Factory Records is very excited to announce that throughout 2010 we will remaster and reissue all 45 Fela titles in unique digi-packs with the original artwork and be issued on vinyl. Read more  /  Post a comment (0)