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Through live-action and animation, filmmaker Opiyo Okeyo captures legendary drummer Tony Allen, revealing how he and his partner Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre.
Opiyo Okeyo is an Angeleno writer, filmmaker, and founder of Rest In Beats, a production house creating projects that emphasize legacy and intergenerational dialogue in music. Opiyo attended Howard University and began his career with Discovery Channel. His work has appeared on MTV, National Geographic, Condé Nast Entertainment, and BuzzFeed among others. “Birth of Afrobeat” is his directorial debut.
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