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United States of Africa : beyond hip hop
- Summary
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African hip hop pioneer Didier Awadi is on a quest to craft an album that pays tribute to the great black revolutionary leaders and their struggle to realize a dream: a united, independent Africa. ...
African hip hop pioneer Didier Awadi is on a quest to craft an album that pays tribute to the great black revolutionary leaders and their struggle to realize a dream: a united, independent Africa. In this epic musical and political journey, Awadi visits some 40 countries to collaborate with hip hop activist artists, including Smockey (Burkina Faso), M-1 of Dead Prez (United States) and ZuluBoy (South Africa). Featuring a score by Ghislain Poirier, as well as Awadis own songs, United States of Africa draws the viewer into one artists profound meditation on the power of music and the impact of political engagement both individual and collective.
Details
- Creator
- a film by Yanick Létourneau ; producers, Yanick Létourneau, Colette Loumède ; written by Yanick Létourneau, Sébastien Tétrault, Hany Ouichou ; in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; a Périphéria Productions Inc. film
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Undetermined
- Contributors
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- Létourneau, Yanick, filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer
- Loumède, Colette, film producer
- Tétrault, Sébastien, screenwriter
- Ouichou, Hany, screenwriter
- Awadi, Didier, narrator, participant
- Smockey, participant
- M1, participant
- Zuluboy, participant
- National Film Board of Canada
- Périphéria Productions, Inc
- Publication
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- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2011]
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (75 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Credits
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- With Didier Awadi, Smockey, M1 (Dead Prez), Zuluboy ; narrator: Didier Awadi
- Cinematography, Geoffroy Beauchemin, Alex Margineanu ; editing, Sophie Farkas Bolla ; original music, Ghislain Poirier
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Périphéria Productions Inc., c2011.
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- In English and other languages with English subtitles.