Africa Rising
75 %|Jun 3, 2019|Documentary, History, Music
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.
Featured Crew
Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa
Director
Thorsten Ernst
Director
Allain Belloc
Sound
Christian Lache
Director of Photography
Wiebke Zippel
Producer
Lina Schienke
Producer
Mikhele Apitzsch
Editor
Julian Bohn
Sound Mixer
Cast
Jürgen Zimmerer
Self - Historian
Didier Awadi
Self - Musician
Amelie Deuflhard
Self - Art Director
Felwine Sarr
Self - Economist
Nhlanhla Nciza
Self - Musician
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Self - Musician
Hauke Dorsch
Self - Ethnologist
Ray Lema
Self - Musician
Leanne Sacramone
Self - Cartier Foundation Curator
Gims
Self - Musician
Binetou Sylla
Self - Music Producer
Bintou Simporé
Self - Radio Presenter
Femi Kuti
Self - Musician
Leigh Blake
Self - Producer
Richard Mudariki
Self - Painter
Rama Thiat
Self - Musician / Activist
Majid Bekkas
Self - Musician
Josephine Apraku
Self - Activist
Yonii
Self - Musician
Sipho Dlamini
Self - Music Producer
Chéri Chérin
Self - Painter
JP Mika
Self - Painter
Vanessa Mdee
Self - Musician
Anne Moll
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mica Mylo
Self - Narrator (voice)
Frank Thomé
Self - Narrator (voice)
Constantin von Westphalen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Abdullah Ibrahim
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miriam Makeba
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Kwame Nkrumah
Self - Politician (archive footage)
King Baudouin of Belgium
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Patrice Lumumba
Self - Politician (archive footage)
James Brown
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self - Boxer (archive footage)
George Foreman
Self - Boxer (archive footage)
Mobutu Sese Seko
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Papa Wemba
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Niska
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Fela Kuti
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Robert Mugabe
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Bob Marley
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Alpha Blondy
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Salif Keita
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Manu Dibango
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Peter Gabriel
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Youssou N'Dour
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Cheb Khaled
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Pieter Willem Botha
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ice Cube
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Abdoulaye Wade
Self - Politician (archive footage)
MHD
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Black Coffee
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Spoek Mathambo
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Wizkid
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Beyoncé
Self - Musician (archive footage)