This will be my 2nd time bringing a group from DC and some homies from NYC to the show! Our family grew up listening to FELA as a youth. Our father Tschaka Tonge worked at WABC-TV in NYC at night. When he would come home in the wee hours of the morning, he would play Fela in the basement. My little sister and I would hear daddy walking up the stairs. He would wake us up with dry & wet drool on our faces and make us go downstairs to the basement w/ him as he watched us dance to Fela's music. That was such a memorable experience. Daddy even took my brothers on a long road trip when they visited Ghana to Nigeria in the 70's just to meet Fela where they waited for hours at the Shrine to interview him. That's why this play is a must see and a great family connection!!!
This blog is not about Fela (the man), nor even entirely about FELA! (the musical), but about the driving forces behind both—that music is a weapon with the power to lift us out of moments of struggle, injustice, corruption, self-doubt, apathy—even hatred.
We hope you’ll join on this journey, engage with us in discussing these and other issues, and together celebrate Fela’s mission, music, and meaning today.
3 comments:
awesome to see Mos Def there. he's a great actor and musician, he should be in the show
FELA ON BROADWAY IS A MUST SEE!!!! I MUST SEE IT AGAIN! AMAZING!!!
This will be my 2nd time bringing a group from DC and some homies from NYC to the show! Our family grew up listening to FELA as a youth. Our father Tschaka Tonge worked at WABC-TV in NYC at night. When he would come home in the wee hours of the morning, he would play Fela in the basement. My little sister and I would hear daddy walking up the stairs. He would wake us up with dry & wet drool on our faces and make us go downstairs to the basement w/ him as he watched us dance to Fela's music. That was such a memorable experience. Daddy even took my brothers on a long road trip when they visited Ghana to Nigeria in the 70's just to meet Fela where they waited for hours at the Shrine to interview him. That's why this play is a must see and a great family connection!!!
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