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.

Documentary History Music

Jürgen Zimmerer

(Self - Historian)

Didier Awadi

(Self - Musician)

Amelie Deuflhard

(Self - Art Director)

Felwine Sarr

(Self - Economist)

Nhlanhla Nciza

(Self - Musician)

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

(Self - Musician)

Hauke Dorsch

(Self - Ethnologist)

Ray Lema

(Self - Musician)

Leanne Sacramone

(Self - Cartier Foundation Curator)

Gims

(Self - Musician)

Binetou Sylla

(Self - Music Producer)

Bintou Simporé

(Self - Radio Presenter)

Femi Kuti

(Self - Musician)

Leigh Blake

(Self - Producer)

Richard Mudariki

(Self - Painter)

Rama Thiat

(Self - Musician / Activist)

Majid Bekkas

(Self - Musician)

Josephine Apraku

(Self - Activist)

Yonii

(Self - Musician)

Sipho Dlamini

(Self - Music Producer)

Chéri Chérin

(Self - Painter)

JP Mika

(Self - Painter)

Vanessa Mdee

(Self - Musician)

Anne Moll

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Mica Mylo

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Frank Thomé

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Constantin von Westphalen

(Self - Narrator (voice))

Abdullah Ibrahim

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Miriam Makeba

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Kwame Nkrumah

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

King Baudouin of Belgium

(Self (archive footage))

Joseph Kasa-Vubu

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Patrice Lumumba

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

James Brown

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Muhammad Ali

(Self - Boxer (archive footage))

George Foreman

(Self - Boxer (archive footage))

Mobutu Sese Seko

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Papa Wemba

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Niska

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Fela Kuti

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Robert Mugabe

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Bob Marley

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Alpha Blondy

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Salif Keita

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Manu Dibango

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Peter Gabriel

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Youssou N'Dour

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Cheb Khaled

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Pieter Willem Botha

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Nelson Mandela

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

Ice Cube

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Abdoulaye Wade

(Self - Politician (archive footage))

MHD

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Black Coffee

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Spoek Mathambo

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Wizkid

(Self - Musician (archive footage))

Beyoncé

(Self - Musician (archive footage))