Release Date

25 Feb, 2014

Runtime

00:31: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The music of Nigeria’s reclusive synth funk innovator William Onyeabor has reached a new level of exposure via Luaka Bop’s excellent Who Is William Onyeabor? compilation last year, yet many hard facts about Onyeabor’s biography remain elusive. In their new documentary “Fantastic Man,” Noisey speaks with musicians and champions of Onyeabor’s music, including our own Quinton Scott and Duncan Brooker who included the sublime “Better Change Your Mind” on the first Nigeria 70 compilation, about their appreciation for his music, and the search for the facts about his life.

Original Title

Fantastic Man

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Actors

William Onyeabor

Damon Albarn

Caribou

Edward Keazor

Femi Kuti

Martyn Ware

Crew

Jake Sumner

Michael R. Colao

Jake Sumner

Kate Cunningham

Gelya Robb

Andrew Runkle

Jake Sumner

Lucy Sumner

Ryan Dickie

Michael R. Colao

Robert Bluemke