“Produced and directed by Professor Saheed Aderinto, a prolific and distinguished African historian, storyteller, and filmmaker, this documentary brilliantly accentuates the voice of women in Fuji musical tradition…It captivatingly tells the story of how women in Fuji music assertively and artfully navigated the complex layers of cultural expectations, patriarchy, love, romance, marriage, motherhood, and intergenerational and gender dynamics to become trailblazers and musical icons in a music genre dominated by men. A must-see…” --Professor Gloria Chuku (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Saheed Aderinto is a filmmaker and Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University. He is the author of many works, including a recently completed monograph, Fuji: The History of an African Popular Culture. “The Women of Fuji, ” the second episode of his documentary film on Fuji, will premiere in Lagos on March 8 as part of the International Women’s Day celebration.
Co-hosted by the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Literatures and Languages; Center for African Studies; and Rutgers Global