B.B. King: Live in Africa

B.B. King Director: Leon Gast Leon Gast

Overview

When Muhammad Ali and George Foreman staged their heavyweight title fight in Zaire in 1974, a three-day music festival was held in tandem with the bout, and headliner B.B. King proved why he's regarded as the world's premier blues guitarist with this dynamic concert performed for an audience of 80,000 African fans (look carefully to spot Ali enjoying the show). Songs include "The Thrill Is Gone," "I Like to Live the Love I Sing About," "Why I Sing the Blues," and "Sweet Sixteen."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2009
UPC:	0826663110432
Original Release:	1974
Source:	Shout Factory
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	0:48:00
Sales rank:	27,967

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

B.B. King	Primary Artist
B.B. King	Performer
Leon Gast	Director

Technical Credits

Chris Kro	Package Design
David McLees	A&R
Jeff Palo	Producer
David Sonenberg	Executive Producer
Karrie Stouffer	Package Supervision,Artwork
Brian Blum	Production Supervisor
Leon Gast	Editing
Charles Carroll Sawyer	Liner Notes

Editorial Reviews

B.B. King: Live In Africa captures the legendary blues guitarist's 1974 performance in Kinshasa, Zaire. This concert was part of a three-day celebration of black sports and music that also featured the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Indeed, you can see Ali in the audience on this concert film, which was filmed by Leon Gast, the director behind the Academy Award-nominated documentary When We Were Kings. At 48 minutes and eight songs long, B.B. King: Live in Africa is a somewhat brief look at King's music, but his performances of "The Thrill Is Gone," "Sweet Sixteen," "I Like to Live the Love," and "Why I Sing the Blues" rank among his best. ~ Heather Phares