Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon vs The Road Forward
The Road Forward has the higher audience score (9/10 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 1h 41m. Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon is the older of the two (1982 against 2017). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
The Road Forward| Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon | The Road Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 2017 |
| Length | 54m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | France | Canada |
| Director | Jean-Jacques Flori, Stéphane Tchalgadjieff | Marie Clements |
| Main cast | Fela Kuti, Pope John Paul II | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George |
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 Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
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