Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon vs The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 6.2/10 for Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon). Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon is the shorter watch at 54m compared with 2h 39m. Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon is the older of the two (1982 against 1990). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum| Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon | The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.6/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 |
| Length | 54m | 2h 39m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Jean-Jacques Flori, Stéphane Tchalgadjieff | Jon Small |
| Main cast | Fela Kuti, Pope John Paul II | Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Gene Chrisman |
Synopsis
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
The Highwaymen - Live: American Outlaws is a box set of concert performances from country music's legendary first "supergroup" featuring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws contains a previously unreleased full-length concert film recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 14, 1990 and transferred from the original film reels especially for this collection.
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