Everybody say
"Yeah, Yeah!"
Ten years after the musical ended its run on Broadway, FELA! Ten Twenty debuted on the drop-in audio chat platform, Clubhouse.
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This audio play adaptation of FELA! brings together a talented team of producers and artists that represent Nigeria and the global Black diaspora. In its adapted form, the show highlights contemporary Nigerian issues, linking them to the story of Fela and his vision for Nigeria and Black people all over the world.
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Fela
Sir Marcell
Funmilayo
Jumoke Fashola
Sewaa
Genevieve Nnaji
Najite
NC Grey
Omolara
Nneamaka Nwadei
DJ Switch
Comfort Dangana
Tunde
Adeola Adebari
Driver
Muhammed Agboluaje
Sandra
Malikat Rufai
J.K. Braimah
Teju #EndSars
Uche Ogodi
Radio Journalist
LaToya Ransom
Babalawo
Ajala Aliu
A Love Letter to Nigeria
Fela Kuti’s musical provocations demanded a global engagement with African politics and the challenges facing Black people worldwide. His musical method and style invited the world in, and in doing so, Fela gave the Nigerian people an amplified voice. The FELA! Broadway production took the world by storm 10 years ago by revisiting Fela’s story, and in this audioplay interpretation, we’re bringing contemporary Nigerian issues to the forefront.
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With the surge of #EndSARS protests across Nigeria last year, it was clearer than ever that Nigeria is still enduring the conditions that Fela fervently sang about. This interpretation of the FELA! script helps to frame the #EndSars movement in the context of the broader struggles Fela fought for while honoring the thousands who marched, and those who lost their lives at Lekki Toll Gate on Oct 20, 2020.
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Notably, this production intentionally triples speaking roles for women by bringing the voices of the Kalakuta Queens, women who fought alongside Fela, to the forefront. In this decades-long movement, women’s contributions continue to prove essential (pivotal, in fact) to both national and global progress.
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Our cast and crew reflect the reach of the African diaspora, with members spread across three continents. It is through devoted effort that our team honors Fela and his relentless political critique in pursuit of a better Nigeria.
