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Africa Unite
Africa Unite

 enlarge 		Director: Stephanie Black (ii)
Actors: Dudley Thompson, Danny Glover, Damian Marley, Lauryn Hill, Sharon Marley Prendergast
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Category: DVD

List Price: $24.98
Buy New: $14.60
You Save: $10.38 (42%)



Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 21459

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: MCMDPALM3161D
UPC: 660200316129
EAN: 0660200316129

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 02/12/2008

Amazon.com
The spirit of Bob Marley imbues Africa Unite, a documentary-cum-concert recorded in 2005, the year of what would have been the late reggae pioneer's 60th birthday. Yet it was more than Marley's music (represented here by versions of classics like "Get Up, Stand Up," "Natty Dread,""Burnin' and Lootin'," and "I Shot the Sheriff," variously performed by widow Rita and sons Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Damian, and Ky-Mani, along with a few vintage clips of Marley himself in action) that drew thousands of Africans and others to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a week of music, symposiums, and other events. More than any other genre-defining artist of the pop music era--more even than Bob Dylan, who neither sought nor was comfortable with the "voice of a generation" tag--Bob Marley's work contained an overt political element, and it is his message of resistance to oppression and the necessity for people to work together to enact change that galvanizes director Stephanie Black's film. And while Marley, a Jamaican, never actually performed in Ethiopia, the choice of that country (referred to as "the genesis of mankind") as a location makes perfect sense, as it was ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie, whom Marley and other Rastafarians regarded as God incarnate. Selassie, also known as the Lion of Judah, Ras Tafari, or Jah Rastafari, is invoked often; his granddaughter is on hand to welcome visitors (who also include Marley's mother, Cedella Booker, and actor Danny Glover). In juxtaposing old news footage from Africa's colonial past with new material in which participants discuss the vital importance of African self-sufficiency, Africa Unite offers a well-balanced and informative perspective on an important and interesting subject. The music's pretty darn good, too. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Rasta profile   July 17, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A clear and very well organized DVD. I love the historical clips added to show the story of Rasta and Bob. It is a very nice DVD to have as a collection. I did hear the DVD can be found at other retail stores like Fry's at a lower price.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent!   March 24, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The DVD is part documentary, part concert. Watching it makes me think how sorely mankind needs divine intervention, bc our problems run so deep, and try as we might we seem to use our differences to our detriment, instead of to our betterment.


5 out of 5 stars Africa Unite is Fire   March 10, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful


This documentary/cinematic concert is wonderful. I learned so much about Ethiopia and Africa as a whole, the music was great, and the old footage of Haile Selassie, Bob Marley, and others was also a treat. Something you can watch over and over.


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