Soul Power

Soul Power

2009
1h 33m
6.4

6.4/10

16 votes • View on IMDb

"The greatest music festival that you have never seen."

Overview

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Antidote Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
French English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 10, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1277736
Website Visit Site

Cast

James Brown
James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers
Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King
B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Don King
Don King

Self (archive footage)

Manu Dibango
Manu Dibango

Self

Lola Love
Lola Love

Self

Franco Luombo
Franco Luombo

Self

Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba

Self (archive footage)

Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Producer
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Director
David Sonenberg
Producer
Leon Gast
Producer