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Soundtrack to a Coup d Etat
Description
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
Actors:
Dag Hammarskjöld,
Patrice Lumumba,
Malcolm X,
Nikita Khrushchev,
Nina Simone,
Duke Ellington,
Louis Armstrong
Dag Hammarskjöld
July 29, 1905 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden
Patrice Lumumba
July 2, 1925 in Onalua, Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]
Malcolm X
19 May 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Nikita Khrushchev
April 17, 1894 in Kalinovka, Dmitriyev Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khomutovka Raion, Kursk Oblast, Russia]
Nina Simone
21 February 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Duke Ellington
29 April 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Louis Armstrong
4 August 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Johan Grimonprez
Country:
France, Netherlands, Belgium
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Dag Hammarskjöld
July 29, 1905 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden
Patrice Lumumba
July 2, 1925 in Onalua, Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]
Malcolm X
19 May 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Nikita Khrushchev
April 17, 1894 in Kalinovka, Dmitriyev Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khomutovka Raion, Kursk Oblast, Russia]
Nina Simone
21 February 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Duke Ellington
29 April 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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