30 Days In Atlanta, Finding Fela, New Movies To Watch

Directors and producer of Epic and other block buser movies are not resting on the oars as they continue to release new movies almost on daily basis which have earned them more popularity and and appreciation from both the cinema and home video viewers.
Among the latest films making wars in cinema houses and the home video market include “30 Days in Atlanta” and “Finding Fela”.
30 Days In Atlanta
This adventurous Love and in??? movie is produced by ‘AY’ and directed by Robert Peters. It won the Best Comedy Award of the Year 2014 at the just concluded Best of Nollywood Awards and already has 11 nominations at the up coming GIAMA Awards in Houston Texas. The movie was released to the cinemas across Nigeria on Friday October 31, 2014 amidst glitz and glamour and later to the movie market.
According to ‘AY’, the Executive producer, the movie could be described as Hollywood meets Nollywood with a gollywood twist as it features actors and actresses from Hollywood, Nolly wood and gollywood of Ghana namely AY, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) Ramsey Nouah, Mercy Johnson, Desmond Elliot, Vivicq Fox, Lynn whitfield, Karlie Redd, Majid Michel, Juliet Ibrahim Kesse Jabari,  Racheal Oniga, Ada Ameh and other notable actors and acresses. It is a must watch.
Finding Fela
The genre of this movie is Documentary Biography and History starring Fela Ransome Kuti, Yeni Kuti and Femi Kuti. It is a look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, the Abami Edah as he is widely known by his mimerous fans within and outside Nigeria. He emerged silverbird Port Harcourt personality of the week October 23rd to December 30th 2014.
The civil rights activist, Pianist, Drummer Song writer and multi instrumentalist as well as pioneer of Afro beat music and leader of Fela  Ransome Kuti and Africa 70. He was born on the 15th of October 1938. The social critic, Pioneered his own kind of music rebelling against oppressive regimes through his music.
Fela Formed the Kalu Kula Republic, a commune, a recording studio and a home for many, connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. He set up his night club in the Empire Hotel Lagos named the Afro spot and later Africa shrine where he performed regularly .
He also changed his middle name Ransome to ‘Anikulapo’ meaning(he who carries death in his pouch) stating that his original middle name of Ransome was a slave name. when he died on August 2nd 1997, more than a million people attended his funeral at the site of the old shrine compound.
A new Africa shrine compound has been opened since Fela’s death in a different section of Lagos under the super vision of his son Femi Kuti. Finding Fela is not only thrilling and  exciting, but historical, it is better watched than explained.