Soul Power

Soul Power

 Cast: James Brown
James Brown
, Bill Withers
Bill Withers
, The Spinners
The Spinners
, Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
, Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge
Soul Power

Soul Power

 Cast: James Brown
James Brown
, Bill Withers
Bill Withers
, The Spinners
The Spinners
, Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
, Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Presented in conjunction with the landmark "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between famed pugilists Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, Zaire '74 was a three-day music festival in Kinshasa that was organized by South African musician Hugh Masekela and American record producer Stewart Levine, and featured performances by such famed musicians as James Brown, Bill Withers, and B.B. King, among others. Many of the American musicians performing at Zaire '74 had been emboldened by the American Civil Rights movement, and saw their journey to Africa as a unique opportunity not just to perform for a new set of enthusiastic fans, but to explore their roots as well. However, while the forward-thinking promoters of Zaire '74 hired a talented team of documentary filmmakers to capture everything from the setup to the performances to everyday life in Kinshasa, the project ran into trouble when the Liberian investment group that financed the festival and film ran into some rather serious legal disputes. For the next three decades, the remarkable footage would sit untouched and unedited -- a valuable sociohistorical artifact seemingly forgotten, and left to succumb to the ravages of time. Later, in 1996, the rights were settled in order to help facilitate the completion of When We Were Kings, an Academy Award-winning documentary focusing on the very same Ali/Foreman match that took place alongside the Zaire '74 music festival. Recognizing the need to assemble the neglected Zaire '74 footage while it was still possible, When We Were Kings editor Jeffrey Levy-Hinte made it his own personal mission to see the long gestating project through to completion. The result is not simply a concert film featuring some of the most popular African and American musicians of the era, but also a pure cin?ma v?rit? glimpse into a time when the musical crossover between the two nations was just beginning to emerge.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/26/2010
UPC: 0043396315167
Original Release: 2008
Rating: PG-13
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:33:00
Sales rank: 49,409

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Commentary with director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte & music/festival producer Stewart Levine

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
James Brown Performer,Self - Ali's Cameraman
Bill Withers Performer
Miriam Makeba Performer
B.B. King Performer,Self
Loko Massengo Djeskain Performer,Self - Performer
Mario Matadidi Mabele Performer
Maceo Parker Performer
Johnny Pacheco Performer
Charles Sherrell Performer
David Butts Performer,Self - Dancer
Lola Love Performer
Yomo Toro Performer
Nicky Marrero Performer
Ray Barretto Performer,Self - Performer
Saak Sakoul Performer
Tabu Ley Rochereau Performer
Les Stukas Performer
Big Black Performer,Self - Performer
Lita Bembo Performer
François 'Franco' Luambo Makiadi Performer
Manu Dibango Performer,Self
Celia Cruz Performer
Buddy Allen Self - Manager
Keith Bradshaw Self - Investor Representative
Larry Carlton Self - Crusader
Stokely Carmichael Self - Black Nationalist
Henry Fambrough Self - Spinner
Wilton Felder Self - Crusader
Lynn Goldsmith Self - Photographer
Patricia Kelly Stage DJ

Technical Credits
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte Director,Producer
Leon Gast Producer
David Sonenberg Producer
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte Director
Barbara Jean Kearney Producer
Hugh Masekela Producer
Stewart Levine Producer
Tom Efinger Sound/Sound Designer
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