Fela Kuti News

FELA! will play the Academy of Music for a limited engagement March 20 - March 25 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization.

The Mission Creek Festival makes its second announcement of artists for this year's festival.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance features an eclectic and exciting series of performances in February 2012.

People's Champs announce a show at Pianos on Thursday, January 12th. They share the bill with neo-noir pop band Shenandoah and the Night as well as futuristic, experimental indie pop band Railbird.

If Fela Kuti was a rabbi, his music might've sounded something like The Afro-Semitic Experience . This band combines African and African-American influenced jazz, soul, funk and samba with traditional Jewish cantorial singing.

People's Champs announce a show at Pianos on Thursday, January 12th. They share the bill with neo-noir pop band Shenandoah and the Night as well as futuristic, experimental indie pop band Railbird.

Saycon Sengbloh is set to reprise the powerful role of Sandra Iszadore in the landmark Tony Award winning Broadway musical, FELA!, for a one week engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles).

Saycon Sengbloh is set to reprise the powerful role of Sandra Iszadore in the landmark Tony Award winning Broadway musical, FELA!, for a one week engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles).

The new season at the Irvine Barclay Theatre includes many varied performances.

If Fela Kuti was a rabbi, his music might've sounded something like The Afro-Semitic Experience . This band combines African and African-American influenced jazz, soul, funk and samba with traditional Jewish cantorial singing.

People's Champs headline 92YTribeca on Saturday, December 10th. They share the bill with openers and Aussie New York soulsters, The Hipstones.

Rich Medina brings to Harlem a special edition of his signature dance party, Jump N Funk November 19.

In the 70's, Nigeria rose up and struck a new chord for justice with Afrobeat founder and political activist, Fela, as their controversial leader. The show, which opened last night at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, sways, plays and sings the political heart song of Nigeria through the life story of this musician turned activist, Fela Kuti. In its west coast premiere, the Tony-winning Broadway sensation packed a powerful opening night musical and political punch that was dynamic and experientially transformative. Everybody, please say "yeah yeah!"

The WARRIOR EP is now available online! DJ Serge Negri presents Saycon 'Warrior' is an EP that features the original song 'Warrior' and a special bonus track, Sorrow, Tears, & Blood for all those Afro-beat lovers and additional soulful house instrumentals to jam to! Saycon Sengbloh was featured as the powerful Sandra Iszadore in the Tony award winning musical Fela! about the life of afro-beat superstar Fela Kuti. She is featured on the Grammy nominated Fela! Broadway soundtrack. Warrior is a collaboration with house D.J. Serge Negri following his release the 'Cigarette EP' featuring vocalist Tasha Mabry, Serge geared up for this Warrior EP release with Saycon. Special thanks to BAMBOOSOUNDS for this special release just in time for the Holiday Season! Available on Amazon, Bamboosounds.net, Itunes, Afrodesiamp3.com and other online retailers.

The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. November's event features programs inspired by the work of artist Sanford Biggers.

Discovering the points at which African and American music strike sparks off each other, Pee Wee Ellis along with Maceo Parker, Vusi Mahlasela and Cheikh Lo bring James Brown's revolutionary music full circle in Still Black, Still Proud: an innovative, rhythm-fueled and Afro-funk tribute. Still Black, Still Proud plays the Ordway's Music Theater for one night only on Tuesday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the Ordway's 2011-2012 Target World Music and Dance Series.

Rich Medina brings to Harlem a special edition of his signature dance party, Jump N Funk November 19.

Tony nominated for his performance in FELA! Sahr Ngaujah stars in the touring production, which will play at the Canon Theatre October 25 to November 6.

The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. November's event features programs inspired by the work of artist Sanford Biggers.

Ambassador Andrew Young today joined Samuel Nappi, Ruth Hendel and Steven Hendel to announce that Moments with Dr. King is preparing for preliminary stagings prior to a Broadway production, and that Congressman John Lewis has joined the team as an advisor. The announcement was initially scheduled to take place in August, coinciding with the anniversary of Dr. King's speech at 1963's March on Washington and the dedication of the National Memorial to Martin Luther King in the capitol city, but it was postponed due to Hurricane Irene. The announcement was made today in tribute to Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth -- a leading civil rights pioneer, co-founder of Dr. King's primary civil rights organization, and a central figure in the groundbreaking events with Dr. King in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 -- who passed away yesterday.