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Opiyo Okeyo
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Opiyo Okeyo
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Opiyo Okeyo
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Opiyo Okeyo
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David Glines
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Eric Trosset
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Birth of Afrobeat
DirectorOpiyo Okeyo
7 minDocumentary
Plot
In September of 2017 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album What Goes Up with American band Chicago Afrobeat Project During their time together Allen recounts how he and partner late music legend Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos Nigeria This hybrid liveactionanimated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allens story