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Soul to Soul

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This is a filmed documentary of what could very loosely be termed the "African Woodstock." In 1971, several prominent African-Americans convinced the government of Ghana to hold a gala concert to commemorate that nation's 14th anniversary of independence. Some of the big American names participating in the resulting 14-hour event are Santana, Wilson Pickett and Roberta Flack, while African artists are represented by such acts as Kofi Ghanaba and the Kumasi Drummers.

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Audience Member Denis Sanders' "Soul to Soul" is an awesome slice of history, when Black soul meets its own African soul in Ghana (and vice versa). The documentary has wonderful B-roll footage from Ghana in 1971 and brilliant performances of Wilson Pickett's "Land of 1000 Dances," Santana's "Black Magic Woman," Ike & Tina Turner's "I Smell Trouble," and other classic soul - alongside music from Accra Ga Royal Drummers, Ishmael Adams and the Damas Choir, Anansekromian Zounds and many more. The real cinch for me was to hear Africana Rhythmaires' (1966) "Odo Ye Wu" in the sound track. I have not heard that song in ages. Check it out here (on side b): http://youtu.be/wPF9lr8ectw Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This is a filmed documentary of what could very loosely be termed the "African Woodstock." In 1971, several prominent African-Americans convinced the government of Ghana to hold a gala concert to commemorate that nation's 14th anniversary of independence. Some of the big American names participating in the resulting 14-hour event are Santana, Wilson Pickett and Roberta Flack, while African artists are represented by such acts as Kofi Ghanaba and the Kumasi Drummers.
Director
Denis Sanders
Producer
Richard Bock, Tom Mosk
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 24, 2004
Runtime
1h 35m