
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
- Documentary
- Music
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.
Cast

Nina Simone
Self

Archie Shepp
Self

Miriam Makeba
Self

Marion Williams
Self

Amílcar Cabral
Self

René Depestre
Self
- Armando Guebuza
Armando Guebuza
Self
- Mazisi Kunene
Mazisi Kunene
Self

Johnny Makatini
Self
- Daniel Maragnès
Daniel Maragnès
Self

Oscar Monteiro
Self
- Stephen N'Komo
Stephen N'Komo
Self
- Agostinho Neto
Agostinho Neto
Self
- Mário Pinto de Andrade
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Self
















