Miriam Makeba Movies

  • 1996
    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

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    It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the...

    When We Were Kings
  • 1992
    Sarafina!

    Sarafina!

    Sarafina!

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    The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in...

    Sarafina!
  • 1987
    Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

    Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

    Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

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    Singer Paul Simon and several African musicians perform a concert to benefit victims of apartheid in South Africa.

    Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
  • 2009
    Soul Power

    Soul Power

    Soul Power

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    Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing...

    Soul Power
  • 2019
    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

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    How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

    Africa Rising
  • 2002
    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

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    The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this...

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
  • 1988
    Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

    Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

    Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

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    Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC...

    Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
  • 2011
    Mama Africa

    Mama Africa

    Mama Africa

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    Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South...

    Mama Africa
  • 1969
    The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

    The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

    The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

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    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...

    The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
  • 1983
    Amok

    Amok

    Amok

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    A rural teacher discovers the harsh realities of his South Africa.

    Amok
  • 1959
    Come Back, Africa

    Come Back, Africa

    Come Back, Africa

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    Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

    Come Back, Africa
  • 1968
    LBJ

    LBJ

    LBJ

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    This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being observed...

    LBJ
  • 1989
    Have You Seen Drum Recently?

    Have You Seen Drum Recently?

    Have You Seen Drum Recently?

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    Have You Seen Drum Recently? is a 1989 film which uses photographs from the Drum archives to tell the story of the magazine and documents its...

    Have You Seen Drum Recently?
  • 2012
    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams

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    Algerian director Hamid Benamra turns his focus to Mustapha Boutadjine, a charming, mercurial collage artist in Paris whose very work methods embody...

    Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams