4-21-10 Film Trailer

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
Wednesday, April 21

Presented by: Greg Barz, Associate Professor of Musicology, Blair School of Music and Faculty Head of House, North Hall, The Commons
South Africa (2003) Dir: Lee Hirsch.

Does song have the power to communicate, motivate, console, unite and, ultimately, beget change? This documentary of black South African freedom music reveals the central role it played in the battle against apartheid. Archival footage, interviews, musical numbers, and reenactments celebrate the resilience of the human spirit throughout this decades-long struggle for civil rights. English and Zulu with English subtitles. Rated PG-13. 108 minutes. Funding provided in part by North Hall, The Commons.

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