Jeffrey Levy-Hinte

Durant l’automne 1974, en prélude au choc opposant Mohamed Ali à George Foreman, les plus grands noms de la soul et du r&b américain se sont retrouvés aux côtés des stars de la musique africaine sur une scène gigantesque montée à Kinshasa, au Zaïre, pour trois soirs de concerts enflammés. Ce festival musical fut conçu et organisé par Hugh Masekela, fameux musicien sud-africain, et par le producteur Stewart Levine, et se concrétisa lorsque le promoteur de boxe Don King eut l’idée de combiner l’événement live avec le match qu’il comptait organiser entre Mohamed Ali et George Foreman, une baston épique connue sous le nom de «Rumble In The Jungle». Ce combat de titans a été montré dans le documentaire réalisé en 1996 par Leon Gast, "When We Were Kings", qui gagna un Oscar. Rarement poignées de secondes auront été aussi cruciales dans l’histoire de notre société faite d’images symboles que celles qui virent Mohamed Ali mettre au tapis George Foreman une nuit d’octobre 1974 dans l’ex-Congo belge devenu Zaïre sous la pression du colonel Joseph Mobutu. Cet instant hors du temps qui mène à la chute de Foreman, ce n’est pas un coup de poing balancé par un boxeur qui sait danser, c’est le triomphe d’une utopie panafricaine, le début et la fin d’un rêve confus de retour à la terre mère, d’une fierté retrouvée. "Soul Power" est une aventure hors du commun racontée par Jeffrey Levy-Hinte avec des images inédites d’une foudroyante beauté. LA musique ******************* SOUL POWER Written by James Brown Performed by James Brown & the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Crited Music, Inc. (BMI) BAKOBOSANA Written by Lita Bembo Performed by Lita Bembo & Les Stukas All rights reserved - Tous droits réservés I'LL NEVER LET YOU BREAK MY HEART AGAIN Written by Fred Wesley, Charles Bobbit, Reggie Bryan Performed by “Sweet" Charles Sherrell and the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Dynatone Publishing Co. (BMI) ONE OF A KIND (LOVE AFFAIR) Written by Joseph B. Jefferson Performed by The Spinners Under License from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) SIMBA NKONI Written by François “Franco” Luambo Makiadi Performed by OK Jazz featuring Franco All rights reserved - Tous droits réservés HOPE SHE’LL BE HAPPIER Written by Bill Withers Performed by Bill Withers Under license from Songs of Universal, Inc. on behalf of Interior Music Corp. (BMI) THE CLICK SONG Written by The Manhattan Brothers Performed by Miriam Makeba Under license from Makeba Music Company ON AND ON Written by Curtis Mayfield Performed by Sister Sledge Under License from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. on behalf of Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Todd Mayfield Publishing (BMI) THRILL IS GONE Written by Rick Ravon Darnell and Roy Hawkins Performed by B.B. King Under license from Universal Music-Careers (BMI) PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Written by Joe Sample Performed by the Crusaders Under license from Chrysalis Songs (BMI) QUIMBARA Written by Junior Cepeda Performed by Celia Cruz and the Fania All Stars Under license from Universal –Musica Unica Publishing on behalf of Fania Music (BMI) PONTE DURO Written by Johnny Pacheco Performed by the Fania All Stars Under license from Universal - Musica Unica Publishing on behalf of Fania Music (BMI) BONJOUR L’AFRIQUE Written by Big Black Performed by Big Black Published by Jokot SELI-JA Written by Tabu Ley Rochereau Performed by Tabu Ley Rochereau & L’Afrisa International Under License from EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. PAYBACK Written by James Brown, John H. Starks, and Fred Wesley Performed by James Brown & the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Dynatone Publishing Co. (BMI) COLD SWEAT Written by James Brown and Alfred James Ellis Performed by James Brown & the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Dynatone Publishing Co. (BMI) I CAN’T STAND MYSELF (WHEN YOU TOUCH ME) Written by James Brown Performed by James Brown & the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Dynatone Publishing Co. (BMI) SAY IT LOUD (I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD) Written by James Brown and Alfred James Ellis Performed by James Brown & the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Dynatone Publishing Co. (BMI) . SAME BEAT Written by James Brown Performed by Fred Wesley and the J.B.’s Under License from Unichappell Music, Inc. on behalf of Dynatone Publishing Co. (BMI)