Lightning In A Bottle
Todays stars of hip-hop, jazz and rap all returned to their common roots for this benefit concert, the proceeds of which went to the musical education of young people. Like the performers that evening, audiences of this film now also have the opportunity of embarking on a musical odyssey through time. Beginning in Africa, the journey takes us to the Mississippi delta, to Memphis and Chicago of the 1950s and 1960s; to Great Britain in the Swinging Sixties and back to the USA, where blues musicians of the last century have found worthy successors in the shape of young hip-hoppers.
The film also depicts preparations for the concert including rehearsals and shows us what went on behind the stage. Historical archive footage of legendary blues musicians Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf round off this musical tribute and make this documentary a highly-watchable cinematic experience.
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Angelique Kidjo, Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney and Angelique Kidjo
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Alex Gibney, Wim Wenders
That's G-I-B-N-E-Y: Producer Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Angelique Kidjo, Dieter Kosslick
There's a lot to talk: Angelique Kidjo and Dieter Kosslick
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Wim Wenders
Everybody got something to hide except for Wim Wenders
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Alex Gibney
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Angélique Kidjo
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Steve Jordan
Lightning In A Bottle · Competition · Feb 12, 2004
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Alex Gibney (Producer), Steve Jordan (Musician), Angelique Kidjo (Musician), Wim Wenders
Lightning In A Bottle
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 12, 2004
Alex Gibney (Producer), Steve Jordan (Musician), Angelique Kidjo (Musician), Wim Wenders
Lightning In A Bottle
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 12, 2004