Zaire 74 music festival

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Zaire 74 was a three-day music festival in Kinshasa in 1974 that brought together major African and African American artists in a landmark celebration of Black culture and music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural event ⓘ
music festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Zaïre 74 ⓘ
associatedEvent The Rumble in the Jungle ⓘ
associatedWith George Foreman ⓘ
Muhammad Ali ⓘ
city Kinshasa ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zaire ⓘ
culturalSignificance landmark celebration of Black music and culture ⓘ
endDate 1974-09-24 ⓘ
genre African popular music ⓘ
Afro-Cuban music ⓘ
Congolese rumba ⓘ
funk ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
hasDocumentary Soul Power ⓘ
When We Were Kings ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Lingala ⓘ
locationCountryAtTheTime Republic of Zaire ⓘ
modernLocationCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
notableFor bringing together African and African American artists ⓘ
historic live performance by James Brown ⓘ
numberOfDays 3 ⓘ
organizedInConjunctionWith heavyweight boxing title fight in Kinshasa ⓘ
performer B.B. King ⓘ
linked to: B. B. King

Bill Withers ⓘ
Franco Luambo ⓘ
Hugh Masekela ⓘ
James Brown ⓘ
Miriam Makeba ⓘ
OK Jazz ⓘ
Orchestra Afrisa International ⓘ
Tabu Ley Rochereau ⓘ
The Spinners ⓘ
producer Hugh Masekela ⓘ
Stewart Levine ⓘ
purpose celebration of Black culture ⓘ
promotion of African and African American musical solidarity ⓘ
startDate 1974-09-22 ⓘ
theme Black pride ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
diasporic cultural exchange ⓘ
venue 20th of May Stadium ⓘ
year 1974 ⓘ

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Rumble in the Jungle → preFightEvent → Zaire 74 music festival ⓘ