Interview with the star of "Fela" on Broadway, Sahr Ngaujah on the great Nigerian musican & activist

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Thu, 10/30/2014 - 11:30am to 12:00pm
Next week will be the Portland premiere of "Finding Fela," a new documentary by Alex Gibney
Paul Roland interviews Sahr Ngaujah, the portrayer of the pioneering Nigerian musicain and political activist, Fela Kuti, in the Broadway show "Fela." The occasion is next week's Portland premiere of "Finding Fela," a new documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. "Finding Fela" will be shown Thursday, November 6 at the North Star Ballroom, 635 N. Killingsworth, after a reception beginning at 6 p.m. It will be a benefit for Afropop Worldwide, the long-running radio program and online magazine dedicated to music from Africa and the African diaspora. http://www.afropop.org/wp/about/

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