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United States of Africa : beyond hip hop / a film by Yanick Létourneau ; producers, Yanick Létourneau, Colette Loumède ; written by Yanick Létourneau, Sébastien Tétrault, Hany Ouichou ; in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; a Périphéria Productions Inc. film.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Undetermined
- Subjects (All):
- Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Africa.
- Rap (Music).
- Rap (Music)--Political aspects--Africa.
- Rap musicians--Africa--Biography.
- Rap musicians.
- Protest songs--Africa.
- Protest songs.
- Rap (Music)--Political aspects.
- Rap (Music)--Social aspects.
- Africa--Social conditions--21st century.
- Africa.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (75 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English and other languages with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- African hip hop pioneer Didier Awadi is on a quest to craft an album that pays tribute to the great black revolutionary leaders and their struggle to realize a dream: a united, independent Africa. In this epic musical and political journey, Awadi visits some 40 countries to collaborate with hip hop activist artists, including Smockey (Burkina Faso), M-1 of Dead Prez (United States) and ZuluBoy (South Africa). Featuring a score by Ghislain Poirier, as well as Awadis own songs, United States of Africa draws the viewer into one artists profound meditation on the power of music and the impact of political engagement both individual and collective.
- Participant:
- With Didier Awadi, Smockey, M1 (Dead Prez), Zuluboy ; narrator: Didier Awadi.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Geoffroy Beauchemin, Alex Margineanu ; editing, Sophie Farkas Bolla ; original music, Ghislain Poirier.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Périphéria Productions Inc., c2011.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 3, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-usafr Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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