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Soul Power
Soul Power

Soul Power

The greatest music festival that you have never seen.

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Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

10 June 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers

Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Don King

Don King

Self (archive footage)

Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango

Self

Lola Love

Lola Love

Self

Franco Luombo

Franco Luombo

Self

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Self (archive footage)

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Pacheco

Johnny Pacheco

Self (archive footage)

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self (archive footage)

Sweet Charles Sherrill

Sweet Charles Sherrill

Self (archive footage)

Sister Sledge

Sister Sledge

Self (archive footage)

Debbie Sledge

Debbie Sledge

Self (archive footage)

Joni Sledge

Joni Sledge

Self (archive footage)

Kim Sledge

Kim Sledge

Self (archive footage)

Kathy Sledge

Kathy Sledge

Self (archive footage)

Tomo Toro

Tomo Toro

Self (archive footage)

Stewart Levine

Stewart Levine

Self

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