Fela Kuti Documentary (1982)

Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon from Green Grin on Vimeo.


An excellent 53 minute documentary about the force of nature that was Fela Kuti.

I think I might post some of his music too as I'm getting Fela on the brain over here, the idea of making a tribute compilation is pretty daunting though, with 30 years of music to chose from and so many amazing yet really long tracks. Anyone have a favourite Fela album?

Be warned by the way, there are some pretty graphic and disturbing images of the violent and turbulent times Fela lived in, folk getting shot etc.

What the Future Sounded Like Documentary

This is a great wee half hour documentary about the birth of electronic music and the eccentric visionary maverick types that got the ball rolling. Pretty interesting, I thought it was cool that the first ever privately owned 'home' (well, he kept it in his shed) computer in the world was just for making music on.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Another (more recent) Sun Ra Documentary

This one is from 2005 and is made by the legendary Don Letts

This is the full documentary. It's pretty amazing.



SECOND EDIT  -  Download the full movie to keep here (big thanks to the uploader)