The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.
Cast
Nina Simone
Self
Archie Shepp
Self
Miriam Makeba
Self
Marion Williams
Self
Amílcar Cabral
Self
René Depestre
Self
Armando Guebuza
Self
Mazisi Kunene
Self
Johnny Makatini
Self
Daniel Maragnès
Self
Oscar Monteiro
Self
Stephen N'Komo
Self
Agostinho Neto
Self
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Self
Storyline
Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.
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