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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Stewart Levine
originally conceived by

Cast

Afrisa
Themselves - Performers
Fania All-Stars
Themselves - Performers
Buddy Allen
Self - Manager
Ray Barretto
Self - Performer
Big Black
Self - Performer
Keith Bradshaw
Self - Investor Representative
Kent Leon Brinkley
Self - Crusader
Drew Bundini Brown
Self - Ali's Cameraman
David Butts
Self - Dancer
Larry Carlton
Self - Crusader
Stokely Carmichael
Self - Black Nationalist
Stix Cooper
Self - Crusader
The Crusaders
Themselves - Performers
Loko Massengo Djeskain
Self - Performer
Henry Fambrough
Self - Spinner
Wilton Felder
Self - Crusader
Franco
Self - Performer
Leon Gast
Self - Director
Lynn Goldsmith
Self - Photographer
Bill Henderson
Self - Spinner
Wayne Henderson
Self - Crusader
The Mighty J.B.'s
Themselves - Performers
Pervis Jackson
Self - Spinner
Ok Jazz
Themselves - Performers
Norman Leigh
Self - Gaffer
Stewart Levine
Self - Festival Promoter
Tabu Ley
Self - Performer
Lukuku
Self - Emcee
Mario Matadidi Mabele
Self - Performer
Trio Madjesi
Themselves - Performers
Nicky Marrero
Self - Performer
Bill McManus
Self - Lighting and Sound Director
Alan Pariser
Self - Festival Coordinator
Maceo Parker
Self - Saxophonist
Lloyd Price
Self - Festival Promoter
Danny 'Big Black' Rey
Self - Performer
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Self - Singer
Saak Sinatra Sakoul
Self - Performer
Joe Sample
Self - Crusader
Sister Sledge
Themselves
Bobbie Smith
Self - Spinner
The Spinners
Themselves
Pembe Dance Troupe
Themselves - Performers
Fred Wesley
Self - Bandleader and Trombonist
Philippé Wynne
Self - Spinner

Produced By

Leon Gast
producer
Alicia Loving
in-house producer

Sound

Emie Alice
loop group artist
Leslie Bloome
foley artist
Bill Daley
location sound coordinator
Gene Defever
location sound recordist
James Mohammed Didin
loop group artist
Tom Efinger
re-recording mixer / sound supervisor
Veronica Fellman
loop group artist
Bernard Fox
location sound coordinator
Eric Gitelson
foley engineer
Petur Hliddal
location sound recordist
Lea Kadima
loop group artist
Christian Kadima Kayembe
loop group artist
Franklin Kunganzi
loop group artist
Ed Lockman
location sound recordist
Destinee B. Mbangu
loop group artist
Harmonie G. Mbangu
loop group artist
Hope T. Mbangu
loop group artist
Joseph L. Mbangu
loop group artist
Tony Miller
location sound recordist
Zack J. Moros Jr.
foley carpenter
John Moros
sound editor
James Nichols
dolby consultant
Mark Paturet
location sound recordist
Jeff Seelye
assistant sound editor
Randal Shepard
location sound recordist
Kevin Vale
recording
Richard Wells
location sound recordist
Lance Woods
loop group artist

Visual Effects

Keith Eng
digital effects design
Ricardo Galbis
digital effects
Jeff Levy-Hinte
digital artist

Production Management

St. Clair Bourne
unit manager
Ossie Brown
unit manager
James Debbs
post-production supervisor
John Ginnes
production coordinator
Barrie Singer
production manager

Editorial

Victoria Anderson
colorist assistant
Max Berger
post-production intern
Will Cox
digital intermediate colorist
Scott Layfer
dailies telecine
Ted Mavish
assistant editor
Kari Mulholland
assistant editor
Charlie Rokosny
assistant on-line editor
Daniel Silverman
digital intermediate project manager
Stan Sztaba
negative preparation
Jon Tripp
assistant editor
Rene Zamora
dailies telecine

Other

Buddy Allen
in memory of
Ray Barretto
in memory of
St. Clair Bourne
in memory of
Thomas Brady
special thanks
Ken Braun
special thanks
James Brown
in memory of
Michelle Byrd
special thanks
Andrea Ceresko
special thanks
Suzanne Ceresko
special thanks
Santito Colon
in memory of
Harold Conrad
in memory of
Celia Cruz
in memory of
Viviana Diaz
special thanks
Heidi Durow
special thanks
Carol Dysinger
special thanks
Ahmet Ertegun
in memory of
Geri Spolan Gast
special thanks
Nelson George
special thanks
Bill Henderson
in memory of
Ted Hope
special thanks
Lisa Jackson
special thanks
Pervis Jackson
in memory of
Gary Kellgren
in memory of
Martin Kohn
in memory of
Rainer Kusama-Hinte
special thanks
Jason Lampkin
special thanks
Hector Lavoe
in memory of
Alan Leeds
special thanks
Parker Lutz
special thanks
Miriam Makeba
in memory of
Jerry Masucci
in memory of
Bill McManus
in memory of
Tony Miller
in memory of
Kristen Molina
special thanks
Jason Nadeau
special thanks
Jimmy Nolen
in memory of
Indra Persaud
special thanks
St. Clair Pickney
in memory of
George Plimpton
in memory of
Thom Powers
special thanks
Dina Raizman
special thanks
Eliot Sachs
in memory of
Mongo Santamaria
in memory of
Barrie Singer
in memory of
Keri Smith
special thanks
Penelope Smith
special thanks
Shelley Sonenberg
special thanks
Tim Thomas
special thanks
Vanessa Wagner
special thanks
Burleigh Wartes
in memory of
Harry Weinger
special thanks
Brian Wierda
in memory of
Philippé Wynne
in memory of

Music Department

Mark Berger
music transfers
Tom Cassel
music mixed by
Gary Kellgren
concert music recording
Alan Manger
concert music recording
Tom Scott
concert music recording
Chris Stone
concert music recording
Noah Warner
composer: additional music

Camera Department

Kwame Brathwaite
still photographer
Joseph W. Calloway
camera operator
Bob Fletcher
assistant camera
Joseph Galloway
assistant camera
Wardell Gaynor
assistant camera
Lynn Goldsmith
still photographer
Jack Harris
assistant camera
Roy Lewis
assistant camera
Roland Mitchell
assistant camera
Karma Stanley
assistant camera
Egon Stephan Jr.
camera technician
Millard Thomas
still photographer
Burleigh Wartes
assistant camera
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