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Africa Rising

Africa Rising

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.

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Jürgen Zimmerer

Self - Historian

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Didier Awadi

Self - Musician

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Amelie Deuflhard

Self - Art Director

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Felwine Sarr

Self - Economist

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Nhlanhla Nciza

Self - Musician

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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Self - Musician

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Hauke Dorsch

Self - Ethnologist

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Ray Lema

Self - Musician

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Leanne Sacramone

Self - Cartier Foundation Curator

Gims

Gims

Self - Musician

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Binetou Sylla

Self - Music Producer

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Bintou Simporé

Self - Radio Presenter

Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti

Self - Musician

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Leigh Blake

Self - Producer

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Richard Mudariki

Self - Painter

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Rama Thiat

Self - Musician / Activist

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Majid Bekkas

Self - Musician

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Josephine Apraku

Self - Activist

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Yonii

Self - Musician

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Sipho Dlamini

Self - Music Producer

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Chéri Chérin

Self - Painter

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JP Mika

Self - Painter

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Vanessa Mdee

Self - Musician

Anne Moll

Anne Moll

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Mica Mylo

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Frank Thomé

Self - Narrator (voice)

Constantin von Westphalen

Constantin von Westphalen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Kwame Nkrumah

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Baudouin I of Belgium

Baudouin I of Belgium

Self (archive footage)

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Joseph Kasa-Vubu

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Self - Politician (archive footage)

James Brown

James Brown

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self - Boxer (archive footage)

George Foreman

George Foreman

Self - Boxer (archive footage)

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Papa Wemba

Papa Wemba

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Niska

Niska

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Alpha Blondy

Alpha Blondy

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Salif Keita

Salif Keita

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Youssou N'Dour

Youssou N'Dour

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Cheb Khaled

Cheb Khaled

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Pieter Willem Botha

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Abdoulaye Wade

Self - Politician (archive footage)

MHD

MHD

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Black Coffee

Black Coffee

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Spoek Mathambo

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wizkid

Wizkid

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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