Africa Mia

A warm, unhurried documentary that traces music across decades and continents, leaving you with a quiet sense of reunion and loss.

Directed by

Edouard Salier, Richard Minier

Genres

Documentary, Music

Starring

Richard Minier, Edouard Salier, Boncana Maïga

Overview

1964. In the midst of the Cold War, ten young promising musicians from Mali are sent to Cuba to study music and strengthen cultural links between the two socialist regimes. They invent a whole new genre: Afro- Cuban Music and become the iconic group 'Las Maravillas de Mali'. New Year's Eve 2000. Richard Minier, a French music producer meets a former member of the band in Bamako and decides to bring the band back together.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Music, memory, friendship, politics

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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