Zaire 74' Music Festival

[basic]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/movies/05pare.html?8dpc I'm excited to see some clips from this. Amazing line up for sure.

 

[Unherd]

Wow, thanks for posting. Really hoping as much of that footage as possible sees the light of day..

The Bill Withers and Ray Barretto parts sound particularly amazing..

 

[basic]

Just found the trailer. Gotta love a topless Bill Withers.

 

[Electrode]

I think there already was a thread about this a month or so back. Anyhow, I'm seeing this as soon as I get off of work on Friday.

 

[basic]

 

[Frank]

 

[Strider79it]

I read Brown and Withers had a fight... reportedly the first telling to the second "you ain't shit and you can't sing shit"

 

[willie_fugal]

Can anyone give some advice on how I organize a screening of this in my city?

 

[davidwingate]

this film is the truth! I saw a screening of this last year around this time.... the scene with the ray barretto learning some congas techniques and teaching some himself to some of the local african musicians in the street was priceless!!!

amir

 

[knewjak]

I caught the DC premiere last month. Fred Wesley was there too.
The entire documentary never leaves 1974 (ie no modern shots, no narration).
Very entertaining, very interesting.

 

[knewjak]

I read Brown and Withers had a fight... reportedly the first telling to the second "you ain't shit and you can't sing shit"

if this does exist, it wasnt in the film. Bonus features perhaps?

 

[holmes]

If my weekend goes to plan I should be seeing this tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait.

 

[disco_che]

I saw the movie a few months ago on a documentary movie festival in Munich and it was truely great from beginning to end.
It was shot by the same team that did the original Zaire footage of "When We Where Kings". I remember something like "Soul Power" was made by the guy who edited "When We Were...".
My favorite scenes where when all the musicians were together on the plane getting high and the Fania All-Stars were jamming. Good Vibrations.
Also Manu Dibango playing sax in the street communicating musically with a bunch of streetkids.

If you have the chance to see this on the big screen - don't miss it.

 

[Electrode]

The outro by JB after the credits was great. BB King looked a little disappointed after "Thrill Is Gone" for some strange reason. Stewart Levine stoned out of his dome with the Fania crew practicing on the plane and Sister Sledge backstage ("In America, you could get arrested for that!") were my favorite parts

 

[Strider79it]

I read Brown and Withers had a fight... reportedly the first telling to the second "you ain't shit and you can't sing shit"

if this does exist, it wasnt in the film. Bonus features perhaps?
I read it on here :

 

[youngEINSTEIN]

can't wait.

peace, stein. . .

 

[davidwingate]

yeah man, that scene was crazy with bb king playing the guitar, larry harlow playing a pepsi can, and celia cruz tapping her heel on the ceiling of the plane to the beat...you certainly couldn't that now!

amir

 

[holmes]

just got home from seeing this, great stuff, a really inspirational film.

 

[leisurebandit]

definitely looking forward to this! just checked the website and it looks like i have to wait til september for it to come to my town :/

 

[Unherd]

Saw this Saturday, and I gotta say, I haven't walked out of a theater with that big of grin in a while. Really well put together from start to finish, too many incredible moments to name. SEE THIS FILM

New Yorkers, this is playing at Lincoln Square till Thursday...