Soul Power

In 1974, the most celebrated Black American and African musicians in the world came together for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire. This music festival became a reality when boxing promoter Don King to combine the event with "The Rumble in the Jungle," the epic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, previously chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary WHEN WE WERE KINGS. SOUL POWER is a verite documentary about this legendary music festival (dubbed "Zaire '74"), and it depicts the experiences and performances of such musical luminaries as James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, among a host of others. 2008 DASFilms LTD / Antidote International Films, Inc. All Rights Reserved.