Soul Power

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Soul Power

PG-13,

2009,

1h 33m,

Documentary/

Music

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85%

73 Reviews

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79%

2,500+ Ratings

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73 Reviews

79%

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2,500+ Ratings

In Zaire, James Brown, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, the Spinners and others perform in a three-day concert preceding 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Among the songs performed are "Soul Power," "One of a Kind (Love Affair)," "The Click Song" and "Payback."

Critics Consensus

Featuring some incredible performances from many 70s soul legends, Soul Power is an exhilarating snap-shot of a bygone era.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Aug 14, 2009

Soul Power turns out to be an unusually resonant time capsule, one that weaves together theatrics, musicianship, cosmopolitanism and sharp political critique in a vibrant look-back that's at once celebratory and wistful.

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Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Aug 13, 2009

3.5/4

It's impossible not to be moved.

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Dan DeLuca

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jul 30, 2009

4/4

It packs the emotional and historical power of a heady 'family gathering' celebration of African and, to use the term then in fashion, Afro-American pride.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Jun 18, 2020

... worth catching for its awesome views of B.B. King ("The Thrill is Gone") and soul daddy James Brown in the time capsule of 1974 Zaire.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Aug 26, 2011

Soul Power is a window into a time when anything seemed possible.

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Nov 13, 2009

3/4

B.B. King. Bill Withers. Miriam Makeba. Celia Cruz. And James Brown, earning every inch of the title, "Godfather of Soul," who all by himself probably deforested a few acres around Kinshasa with the volcanic blast of his set.

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Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

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Leon Gast

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Synopsis

In Zaire, James Brown, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, the Spinners and others perform in a three-day concert preceding 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Among the songs performed are "Soul Power," "One of a Kind (Love Affair)," "The Click Song" and "Payback."

Director: Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Producer: Leon Gast, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, David Sonenberg
Screenwriter: Stewart Levine
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Antidote Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $206.8K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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