Finding Fela (2014)

A documentary tracing the life of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, who pioneered Afrobeat and wielded it as a weapon against dictatorship.

Alex Gibney directs this music documentary about Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian artist who invented Afrobeat and turned his songs into a platform for political resistance. The film explores his life, his sound and his defiance of the military regime that ruled his homeland. Author Carlos Moore appears among those offering insight into Kuti's enduring influence.