About The Fontanelles : In 2011 the groundbreaking Broadway production, FELA! arrived at London’s National Theatre. Telling the life story of the Nigerian icon Fela Kuti, the show was embraced by London crowds and completed a sell out run with rave reviews. At the heart of the story was an onstage band that pumped out Fela’s music with an authenticity and class that was essential to the show’s success. This was the birth of The Fontanelles. The natural step was to keep the flame burning once the curtain fell for the last time at The National as the band were asked to perform countless shows in their own right. Fela’s music was a musical launch pad and common for a group of players whose experience and influences spread far and wide. In the spirit of Fela, the band have forged their own identity with original music that takes in influences from the Nigerian master to dub , Ethio funk , jazz , film scores and beyond.