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Arts | Oct 24, 2011 | 8:07

Fela: The Musical

Sahr Ngaujah talks about Fela Kuti, the Nigerian musician considered the king of Afrobeat, and about the Tony Award-winning show he stars in that tells Kuti's remarkable story.

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