Years ago I was in a loud club and in between acts they were projecting a film about Fela Kuti. I couldn’t here it, but the footage looked fantastic.
I thought it was this movie. It isn’t. This movie is okay, but not that holy grail I’ve been looking for.
Music is the Weapon is about an hour of concert excerpts from The Shrine, some historical background, and interview of Fela in tight blue underwear. Any footage of the man is worthwhile, but it is put together in a somewhat shoddy way.
This DVD, however, comes with a full additional hour of other concert footage – including an amazing clip from a German jazz fest. The DVD is good, even if the movie isn’t, if that makes any sense.
