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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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Meet Our Cast
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Fela

Sir Marcell

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Funmilayo

Jumoke Fashola

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Sewaa

Genevieve Nnaji

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Najite

NC Grey

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Omolara

Nneamaka Nwadei

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DJ Switch

Comfort Dangana

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Tunde

Adeola Adebari

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Driver

Muhammed Agboluaje

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Sandra

Malikat Rufai

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J.K. Braimah

Teju #EndSars

Uche Ogodi

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Radio Journalist

LaToya Ransom

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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.

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