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.
Jean-Alexander Ntivyihabwa
Director
Jean-Alexander Ntivyihabwa
Writer
Thorsten Ernst
Director
Thorsten Ernst
Writer
Casts & Crew
Vanessa Mdee
Herself - Musician
Gims
Himself - Musician
Sipho Dlamini
Himself - Music Producer
Binetou Sylla
Herself - Music Producer
Nhlanhla Nciza
Herself - Musician
Jürgen Zimmerer
Himself - Historian
Didier Awadi
Himself - Musician
Amelie Deuflhard
Herself - Art Director
Felwine Sarr
Himself - Economist
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Himself - Musician
Hauke Dorsch
Himself - Ethnologist
Ray Lema
Himself - Musician
Leanne Sacramone
Herself - Cartier Foundation Curator
Bintou Simporé
Herself - Radio Presenter
Femi Kuti
Himself - Musician
Leigh Blake
Herself - Producer
Richard Mudariki
Himself - Painter
Rama Thiat
Himself - Musician and Activist
Majid Bekkas
Himself - Musician
Josephine Apraku
Herself - Activist
Yonii
Himself - Musician
Chéri Chérin
Himself - Painter
JP Mika
Himself - Painter
Anne Moll
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Mica Mylo
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Frank Thomé
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Constantin von Westphalen
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Beyoncé Knowles
Herself - Musician (archive footage)
Abdullah Ibrahim
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Miriam Makeba
Herself - Musician (archive footage)
Kwame Nkrumah
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
King Baudouin of Belgium
Himself - King of Belgium (archive footage)
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Patrice Lumumba
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Mobutu Sese Seko
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
James Brown
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Himself - Boxer (archive footage)
George Foreman
Himself - Boxer (archive footage)
Papa Wemba
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Niska
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Fela Kuti
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Robert Mugabe
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Alpha Blondy
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Salif Keita
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Manu Dibango
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Peter Gabriel
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Youssou N'Dour
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Cheb Khaled
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Pieter Willem Botha
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Ice Cube
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Abdoulaye Wade
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
MHD
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Black Coffee
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Spoek Mathambo
Himself - Musician (archive footage)
Michael B. Jordan
Erik Killmonger (archive footage)
Wizkid
Himself - Musician (archive footage)