Under African Skies

Live Music - 45min • Film - 105min • NR (treat as PG13)

Showings

Lark Theater Sat, Oct 19, 2019 7:30 PM
Live Music on the Vickie Soulier Stage!
Film Info
Event Type:Live Music on the Vickie Soulier Stage
plus Paul Simon Documentary
Release Year:1986
Rating:NR
Genre:Documentary
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Joe Berlinger
Cast:Paul Simon | Maya Angelou | Harry Belefonte | Quincy Jones | David Byrne | and many more!

Description

Paul Simon returns to South Africa after 25 years to explore the journey of his historic ‘Graceland’ Album. With many of the original performers PLUS Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney, David Byrne, Maya Angelou and more!

Plus LIVE MUSIC on the Vickie Soulier Stage before the film with
the great Amikaeyla Gaston and her African Music Ensemble.


UNDER AFRICAN SKIES


"Paul Simon’s historic Graceland album sold millions of copies and united cultures,
yet divided world opinion on the boundaries of art, politics, and commerce.
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Graceland’s release, Simon
returned to South Africa for a reunion concert that unearthed the turbulent birth of the album…
With the compelling perceptions of antiapartheid activists and music legends such as
Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney, and David Byrne, Under African Skies
is both a buoyant chronicle of unparalleled artistic achievement and a profound
rumination on the role of the artist in society."

Sundance Film Festival



WITH LIVE MUSIC BEFORE THE SHOW
from the
Vickie Soulier Stage

The Great Amikaeyla Gaston and
Her African Musical Ensemble

Proclaimed as one of the “purest contemporary voices” by National Public Radio (NPR), powerhouse Amikaeyla embraces many types of music and is a force for change. Winner of twelve WAMMY Awards for Best Jazz, World, and Urban Contemporary Vocalist, MTV says “her sultry sound is like listening to velvet waterfalls, and her soulful flavor captures the listener with dynamic passion and sincerity.” She sings worldwide with many accomplished speakers and musicians including Angela Davis, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Pete Seeger, Wyclef, Gil Scot Heron, Sheila E, and Esperanza Spalding

As the Founder and Executive Director of the International Cultural Arts & Healing Sciences Institute (ICAHSI), Amikaeyla serves as a Cultural Ambassador for the US State Department. She is also a nuanced thought-leader, author, public speaker, and performer, and appears internationally on Television, Radio, and Film with appearances on PBS, HBO and in the Sundance Film Festival. Amikaeyla is the proud recipient of the United Nations Global Woman Award, the Voss Foundation Emerging Women Leaders Award, the Pioneer Award for Exemplary Leadership and Outstanding Service in Social Justice and Advocacy, and the International Hero for Peace and Forgiveness award.