The music of Fela Kuti will be performed at free concert at St. Ann’s Warehouse on October 4
St. Ann’s Warehouse
38 Water St.
Monday, October 4, 6:30 (doors open at 6:00)
Admission: free
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www.felaonbroadway.com
FELA! has been a runaway Broadway hit, celebrating the life and career of influential Nigerian singer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. On October 4, FELA! star Sahr Ngaujah will perform a free concert version in St. Ann’s Warehouse (moved from Brooklyn Bridge Park because of the weather), backed by the Broadway band, which includes members of Brooklyn’s Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. The musical, which was nominated for eleven Tony awards, features such Kuti songs as “Sorrow, Tears and Blood,” “Zombie,” “Shuffering & Shmiling,” “I.T.T. (International Thief Thief),” and “Coffin for Head of State.” Doors open at 6:00 and the concert begins at 6:30, but you’re going to have to get there a lot earlier to guarantee yourself a decent seat.