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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

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.

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  • 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

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  • René Depestre

    René Depestre

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  • Armando Guebuza

    Armando Guebuza

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  • Mazisi Kunene

    Mazisi Kunene

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  • Johnny Makatini

    Johnny Makatini

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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.

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