Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024 · Documentary, History, Music · 2h 30m · 7.8

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

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Cast

Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (archive footage)
Andrée Blouin
Andrée Blouin
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Self (archive footage)

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