Soul Power (2008)

Since watching We Were Kings, I’ve been looking forward to seeing this documentary about the three day music festival that was intended to accompany the Rumble in the Jungle fight. Sadly, this film also concentrates too much on the behind the scenes issues and insight from the people involved than it does on the music. Oddly, like the other film, this one includes footage of Ali but much less/none of Foreman. I would love to just see the concert footage, because what is shown here is great from the likes of James Brown, The Spinners, Bill Withers, and Miriam Makeba. I just want more. The fashions of the time are also great to see. In both films, there are so many uses for various shades of denim that it boggles the mind.