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2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 2019
Africa Rising
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
The story
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
Cast
Jürgen ZimmererSelf - Historian
Didier AwadiSelf - Musician
Amelie DeuflhardSelf - Art Director
Felwine SarrSelf - Economist
Nhlanhla NcizaSelf - Musician
Gyedu-Blay AmbolleySelf - Musician
Hauke DorschSelf - Ethnologist
Ray LemaSelf - Musician
Leanne SacramoneSelf - Cartier Foundation Curator
GimsSelf - Musician
Binetou SyllaSelf - Music Producer
Bintou SimporéSelf - Radio Presenter
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Femi KutiSelf - Musician
Leigh BlakeSelf - Producer
Richard MudarikiSelf - Painter
Rama ThiatSelf - Musician / Activist
Majid BekkasSelf - Musician
Josephine AprakuSelf - Activist
YoniiSelf - Musician
Sipho DlaminiSelf - Music Producer
Chéri ChérinSelf - Painter
JP MikaSelf - Painter
Vanessa MdeeSelf - Musician
Anne MollSelf - Narrator (voice)
Mica MyloSelf - Narrator (voice)
Frank ThoméSelf - Narrator (voice)
Constantin von WestphalenSelf - Narrator (voice)
Abdullah IbrahimSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Miriam MakebaSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Kwame NkrumahSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Baudouin I of BelgiumSelf (archive footage)
Joseph Kasa-VubuSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Patrice LumumbaSelf - Politician (archive footage)
James BrownSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Muhammad AliSelf - Boxer (archive footage)
George ForemanSelf - Boxer (archive footage)
Mobutu Sese SekoSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Papa WembaSelf - Musician (archive footage)
NiskaSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Fela KutiSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Robert MugabeSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Bob MarleySelf - Musician (archive footage)
Alpha BlondySelf - Musician (archive footage)
Salif KeitaSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Manu DibangoSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Peter GabrielSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Youssou N'DourSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Cheb KhaledSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Pieter Willem BothaSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Nelson MandelaSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Ice CubeSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Abdoulaye WadeSelf - Politician (archive footage)
MHDSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Black CoffeeSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Spoek MathamboSelf - Musician (archive footage)
WizkidSelf - Musician (archive footage)
BeyoncéSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Nthato MokgataSelf - Muscian (archive footage)
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