Fela, Sounding Black, Leibovitz

Studio 360

Hear how Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti inspired choreographer Bill T. Jones’ new musical, “Fela!” Performer Sarah Jones explores what it means to sound black in the age of Obama. And Kurt visits America’s leading portrait photographer, Annie Leibovitz, in her studio.

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