Africa Rising

"How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos."

Cast

Jürgen Zimmerer

as Self - Historian

Didier Awadi

as Self - Musician

Amelie Deuflhard

as Self - Art Director

Felwine Sarr

as Self - Economist

Nhlanhla Nciza

as Self - Musician

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

as Self - Musician

Hauke Dorsch

as Self - Ethnologist

Ray Lema

as Self - Musician

Leanne Sacramone

as Self - Cartier Foundation Curator

Gims

as Self - Musician

Binetou Sylla

as Self - Music Producer

Bintou Simporé

as Self - Radio Presenter

Femi Kuti

as Self - Musician

Leigh Blake

as Self - Producer

Richard Mudariki

as Self - Painter

Rama Thiat

as Self - Musician / Activist

Majid Bekkas

as Self - Musician

Josephine Apraku

as Self - Activist

Yonii

as Self - Musician

Sipho Dlamini

as Self - Music Producer

Chéri Chérin

as Self - Painter

JP Mika

as Self - Painter

Vanessa Mdee

as Self - Musician

Anne Moll

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Mica Mylo

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Frank Thomé

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Constantin von Westphalen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Abdullah Ibrahim

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Kwame Nkrumah

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

King Baudouin of Belgium

as Self (archive footage)

Joseph Kasa-Vubu

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Patrice Lumumba

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

James Brown

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

as Self - Boxer (archive footage)

George Foreman

as Self - Boxer (archive footage)

Mobutu Sese Seko

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Papa Wemba

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Niska

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Fela Kuti

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Robert Mugabe

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Bob Marley

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Alpha Blondy

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Salif Keita

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Manu Dibango

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Peter Gabriel

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Youssou N'Dour

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Cheb Khaled

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Pieter Willem Botha

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ice Cube

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Abdoulaye Wade

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

MHD

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Black Coffee

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Spoek Mathambo

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wizkid

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Beyoncé

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Crew

Thorsten Ernst

Director

Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa

Director

Mikhele Apitzsch

Graphic Designer

Bianka Schulze

Sound

Lina Schienke

Producer

Wiebke Zippel

Producer

Tarek Nemeh

Sound

Julian Bohn

Sound Mixer

Christian Lache

Director of Photography

Mikhele Apitzsch

Editor

Claudio Mendonck

Sound

Allain Belloc

Sound

Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa

Writer

Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa

Producer

Thorsten Ernst

Writer