An African Giant's Last Dance By CAROL HYMOWITZ
Q&A with choreographer Bill T. Jones, whose musical "Fela!" is about Nigerian Afro-beat musician and political activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who died of AIDS-related illnesses in 1997.
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