Africa Rising (2019)

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 (58)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Jürgen Zimmerer

Self - Historian

D

Didier Awadi

Self - Musician

A

Amelie Deuflhard

Self - Art Director

F

Felwine Sarr

Self - Economist

N

Nhlanhla Nciza

Self - Musician

G

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Self - Musician

H

Hauke Dorsch

Self - Ethnologist

R

Ray Lema

Self - Musician

L

Leanne Sacramone

Self - Cartier Foundation Curator

Gims

Self - Musician

B

Binetou Sylla

Self - Music Producer

B

Bintou Simporé

Self - Radio Presenter

Femi Kuti

Self - Musician

L

Leigh Blake

Self - Producer

R

Richard Mudariki

Self - Painter

R

Rama Thiat

Self - Musician / Activist

M

Majid Bekkas

Self - Musician

J

Josephine Apraku

Self - Activist

Y

Yonii

Self - Musician

S

Sipho Dlamini

Self - Music Producer

C

Chéri Chérin

Self - Painter

J

JP Mika

Self - Painter

V

Vanessa Mdee

Self - Musician

Anne Moll

Self - Narrator (voice)

M

Mica Mylo

Self - Narrator (voice)

F

Frank Thomé

Self - Narrator (voice)

Constantin von Westphalen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Abdullah Ibrahim

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Self - Musician (archive footage)

K

Kwame Nkrumah

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Baudouin I of Belgium

Self (archive footage)

J

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)

B

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)

P

Pieter Willem Botha

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ice Cube

Self - Musician (archive footage)

A

Abdoulaye Wade

Self - Politician (archive footage)

MHD

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Black Coffee

Self - Musician (archive footage)

S

Spoek Mathambo

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wizkid

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Beyoncé

Self - Musician (archive footage)

N

Nthato Mokgata

Self - Muscian (archive footage)

If you liked Africa Rising, you might also like…

90% match

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012

89% match

This Is It

2009

85% match

The Sparks Brothers

2021

79% match

Biggie & Tupac

2002

79% match

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

74% match

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

71% match

Supersonic

2016

66% match

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

1998

65% match

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018

60% match

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019

60% match

Tupac: Resurrection

2003

60% match

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020

60% match

Beastie Boys Story

2020

60% match

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

2011

60% match

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022

60% match

The Up in Smoke Tour

2000

60% match

How the Beatles Changed the World

2017

60% match

Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

2023

60% match

Halftime

2022

60% match

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

2014

Similar films

Redwood Summer

1990

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun

1922

Spice World

1997

Uti

1925

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad

1922

Der lange Weg ans Licht

2008

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

Los lunes a las 9

2022

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi

1922

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner

1922

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot

1922

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi

1922