Bill T. Jones Summons the Force That Was Fela to the Stage - NYTimes.com

Aug 6, 2008 at 8:38 AM

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The shrine took shape between rehearsals, with statuettes and bottles of water and palm wine laid on the side of the stage. In Yoruba and English it was proclaimed that the honoree, who had died one day short of 11 years before, remained in spirit.

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