Africa Rising

2019

Documentary
History
Music

7.5

2

June 3, 2019

1h 30m

Synopsis

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.

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Original Title

Africa Rising

Spoken Languages

English, French, German

Production Countries

Germany

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Cast

Jürgen Zimmerer

Role: Self - Historian

Didier Awadi

Role: Self - Musician

Amelie Deuflhard

Role: Self - Art Director

Felwine Sarr

Role: Self - Economist

Nhlanhla Nciza

Role: Self - Musician

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Role: Self - Musician

Hauke Dorsch

Role: Self - Ethnologist

Ray Lema

Role: Self - Musician

Leanne Sacramone

Role: Self - Cartier Foundation Curator

Gims

Gims

Role: Self - Musician

Binetou Sylla

Role: Self - Music Producer

Bintou Simporé

Role: Self - Radio Presenter

Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti

Role: Self - Musician

Leigh Blake

Role: Self - Producer

Richard Mudariki

Role: Self - Painter

Rama Thiat

Role: Self - Musician / Activist

Majid Bekkas

Role: Self - Musician

Josephine Apraku

Role: Self - Activist

Yonii

Role: Self - Musician

Sipho Dlamini

Role: Self - Music Producer

Chéri Chérin

Role: Self - Painter

JP Mika

Role: Self - Painter

Vanessa Mdee

Role: Self - Musician

Anne Moll

Anne Moll

Role: Self - Narrator (voice)

Mica Mylo

Role: Self - Narrator (voice)

Frank Thomé

Role: Self - Narrator (voice)

Constantin von Westphalen

Constantin von Westphalen

Role: Self - Narrator (voice)

Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Kwame Nkrumah

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

King Baudouin of Belgium

King Baudouin of Belgium

Role: Self (archive footage)

Joseph Kasa-Vubu

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

James Brown

James Brown

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Role: Self - Boxer (archive footage)

George Foreman

George Foreman

Role: Self - Boxer (archive footage)

Mobutu Sese Seko

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Papa Wemba

Papa Wemba

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Niska

Niska

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Alpha Blondy

Alpha Blondy

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Salif Keita

Salif Keita

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Cheb Khaled

Cheb Khaled

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Pieter Willem Botha

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Abdoulaye Wade

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

MHD

MHD

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Black Coffee

Black Coffee

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Spoek Mathambo

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wizkid

Wizkid

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)