NPR’s Milo Miles examines the legacy of Fela’s music, the new album “Secret Agent” by drummer Tony Allen, and other artists in the current Afrobeat Scene.

Featuring artists from all over the Diaspora, this exhibition seeks to pay tribute to one of the African Diaspora’s most influential living ancestors as well as critique the complexity of his persona. Life After Death is a visual homage to a musical genius and perhaps one of contemporary history’s most powerful protest artists, Fela Kuti.

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI)
408 West 58th Street, NYC
June 11-August 6

Head to the Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery in Harlem to check out Howard T. Cash’s exhibition, Fela: The Man – The Artist, featuring photos of Fela’s life and times in the 1980s. But hurry, the exhibit ends June 26th!

The King Meets The President In Africa is a brand new Michael Jackson “vs” Fela Kuti mash-up/remix project from Rich Medina and The Marksmen.

Head to The Shrine in Chicago every Wednesday from 9pm-2am for Revolutionary Sounds: From Fela to The Funk, and party Fela-style!

As if a bunch of new books, reissued albums, remixes and, oh yeah… that whole Broadway musical thing… weren’t enough, Focus Features has just announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in an upcoming feature film about the life of Fela.

Jojo Kuo, one of Fela’s drummers, gives a first-hand account of what it was like to be in Fela’s band.