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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

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Belgium, France, Netherlands · 2024
2h 30m
Director Johan Grimonprez
Starring Patrice Lumumba, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Abbey Lincoln
Genre Documentary, History

Following the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, two musicians, Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, in an act of protest, crashed the UN Security Council. This documentary rewrites this Cold War episode and spotlights the relationship between jazz and decolonization. 

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