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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
1969, Jan 01
1h 50m
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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William Klein
Nina Simone
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Miriam Makeba
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Marion Williams
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Archie Shepp
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René Depestre
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Amílcar Cabral
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Armando Guebuza
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Mazisi Kunene
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Johnny Makatini
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Daniel Maragnès
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Oscar Monteiro
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Stephen N'Komo
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Agostinho Neto
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