Soul Power
2008 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 6.4 · 80% critics
This documentary revisits a landmark 1974 music festival in Kinshasa, staged alongside a major heavyweight boxing championship event. Using archival footage, it captures the performances, the crowd energy, and the cultural moment surrounding the celebration.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2009-06-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (16 votes)
About
If you enjoy music documentaries built around real events and archival performances, this is a strong pick, especially if you liked Shine a Light or Nas: Time Is Illmatic; Not for you if you want a boxing-focused story.
Pros: electric live performances; rich archival footage; vivid cultural snapshot | Cons: limited modern context; uneven pacing at times; less focus on boxing
Themes
- transporter
- music festival
- zaire
Cast & crew
James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Withers
as Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
as Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Don King
as Self (archive footage)
Manu Dibango
as Self
- LL
Lola Love
as Self
- FL
Franco Luombo
as Self
Miriam Makeba
as Self (archive footage)
Celia Cruz
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte