In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.
Unfortunately the movie Birth of Afrobeat is not yet available on Netflix. Follow us on Facebook to see when Birth of Afrobeat becomes available on Netflix!
| Directing | Opiyo Okeyo | Director |
| Production | Opiyo Okeyo | Producer |
| Production | David Glines | Producer |
| Production | Eric Trosset | Producer |
| Editing | Opiyo Okeyo | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mel Roach | Animation |
| Crew | Michael Gabriele | Cinematography |
| Crew | Opiyo Okeyo | Cinematography |
| Sound | Matt Giordano | Recording Supervision |
We have detected that you are using an ad blocker. In order to view this page please disable your ad blocker or whitelist this site from your ad blocker. Thanks!