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Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002) -- Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Soul Power (2008) -- A documentary on the legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002) -- Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002) -- Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.

Overview

Date of Death:
10 November 2008, Castel Volturno, Campania, Italy more
Trivia:
Her real name, as she clarifies in the 29 February 1960 issue of Time... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 17% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
DVD review: Soul Power
 (From t5m.com. 7 December 2009, 8:14 AM, PST)

"Soul Power" - New clip from the Sony Pictures Classics release.
 (From Movie Jungle. 10 July 2009, 7:42 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actress, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) (performer: "Pata Pata")
    ... aka Strummer (International: English title: informal short title)
    ... aka Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (Australia: poster title)
  2. Bobby (2006) (writer: "Pata Pata") (performer: "Pata Pata")
  3. Transamerica (2005) (performer: "Jol'inkomo")
  4. "Veronica Mars" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Pilot (2004) TV episode ("Pata Pata")

  5. When We Were Kings (1996) (writer: "Am Am Pondo") (performer: "Am Am Pondo")
Actress:
  1. Sarafina! (1992) .... Angelina

  2. Have You Seen Drum Recently? (1988)
  3. Amok (1982) .... Joséphine Sempala

  4. Come Back, Africa (1959)
    ... aka An African Story (UK: 16mm release title)
Self:
  1. Mama Afrika (2010) (TV) (filming) .... Herself

  2. Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002) .... Herself
    ... aka Amandla! (Australia)
  3. Sacred Sounds (2000) .... Herself

  4. When We Were Kings (1996) .... Herself
  5. Children of Africa (1993) (TV) .... Herself
  6. "The Cosby Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet (1991) TV episode .... Herself
  7. Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1991) (TV) .... Herself

  8. Voices of Sarafina! (1988) .... Herself
    ... aka Voices of Sarafina!: Songs of Hope and Freedom (USA: video box title)
  9. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Herself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode dated 20 May 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Herself
  10. Paul Simon, Graceland: The African Concert (1987) (TV) .... Herself
  11. "Àngel Casas show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode #1.42 (1984) TV episode .... Herself

  12. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 5 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  13. "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.58 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
  14. Festival panafricain d'Alger (1969) .... Herself
  15. Miriam Makeba: We Will Win (1969) (TV) .... Herself
  16. "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 16 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  17. "Toast of the Town" .... Folk Singer / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1967)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #21.17 (1967) TV episode .... Singer
        - Episode #18.18 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
        - Episode #15.32 (1962) TV episode .... Folk Singer
  18. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - African Folk Singer / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Episode #2.28 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - African Folk Singer
        - Episode #1.4 (1964) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
  19. "The Garry Moore Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #6.25 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
  20. "Look Up and Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Songs of Searching (1961) TV episode .... Herself
  21. "Today" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 22 April 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Herself

  22. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.9 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
Archive Footage:
  1. Soul Power (2008) .... Herself
  2. "La imagen de tu vida"
        - Episode #1.12 (2006) TV episode .... Herself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Her recording of "Pata Pata" went to #7 on Billboard's Soul Charts and #12 on the Hot 100 pop charts in 1967. more
Publicity Listings:
4 Articles | 1 Pictorial more

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