How the Queens Shaped Afrobeat Sound and Stage

According to some, the key to Afrobeat was its women. And one of the keys to understanding this “very complicated” man is how Fela both liberated and oppressed the women closest to him, depending on who you ask. 

Audio clip of Ayo Edebiri courtesy of Sundance Institute. Used by Permission.

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