Atlanta gears up for hit Broadway musical 'Fela!'
theGRIO REPORT - The official launch party to celebrate the return of 'Fela!' to Atlanta took place Friday at a funky venue in the downtown district...
Michelle Williams joining tour of 'Fela!'
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical 'Fela!'...
New Nigeria museum honors late Afrobeat singer Fela Kuti
theGRIO REPORT - Kingston, Jamaica has the Bob Marley Museum. Memphis, Tennessee has Elvis Presley’s Graceland. For the first time ever, fans of the Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti can visit the Kalakuta Museum in Lagos, Nigeria...
Remembering black celebs who died of AIDS
SLIDESHOW - Black celebrities who have died of AIDS sometimes do not receive the attention that others lost to this terrible disease often do. TheGrio wants to say: We remember you...
Broadway's 'Fela!' cast performs for Nigerian fans
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The Broadway cast of "Fela" introduced Afrobeat superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti to hundreds of thousands of new American fans...
Award-winning musical 'Fela!' coming to Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Producers say the show -- starring its original Broadway cast, including actor Sahr Ngaujah portraying Anikulapo-Kuti -- will be performed from April 20 to April 25 in Lagos...
Author seeks shutdown of 'Fela!' Broadway musical
NEW YORK (AP) -'Fela!' tells the life story of the international music legend, who was known for his fight against corruption and injustice...
TheGrio's 100: Bill T. Jones, activism through movement
TheGrio's 100 - Some choose to protest with marches and picket signs. Bill T. Jones chose dance...
'Fela' brings Nigeria to Broadway
VIDEO - Walk into the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City, and you'll see it's decked out in African masks, revolutionary murals, disco balls, a map of Africa...
