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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

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6.0·1969·1h 50m

Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all acro...

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Cast

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

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Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

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Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

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Marion Williams

Marion Williams

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Amílcar Cabral

Amílcar Cabral

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René Depestre

René Depestre

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Armando Guebuza

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Mazisi Kunene

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DIRECTOR

William Klein

OVERVIEW

Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.