FELA!? the Broadway musical landed in the ATL in a cacophony? of? rhythm, color, beats, lights, and song.

FELA! tells the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti who introduced the world to Afrobeat? rhythms never heard before.? He was an activist that influenced numerous during his tumultuous life span.? He experienced many beatings and was arrested 200 times for fighting against the injustices and oppressions experienced by those in his native homeland.? He died of AIDS in 1997 and millions attended his funeral to pay homage to him.

Now!? History lesson over, wanna know how the Shawn ?Jay-Z? Carter and Will and Jada Smith version of the musical fared in ATL?

Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly… Continue Reading…