This Blu Ray dvd captures highlights from the famed 1971 13 hour concert in Ghana, West Africa, when artists like Ike and Tina Turner, The Staple Singers, Santana and Wilson Pickett returned to the continent of their roots. The important feature of this concert is that it was performed when “soul” music was at the height of both it’s popularity and power.
You get Ike and Tina delivering a riveting take of their hit “River Deep-Mountain High” while The Staples Singers bring popular gospel to the masses in “Are You Sure” and “He’s Alright”. Santana was just started to achieve popularity, and the leader is in majesterial form on “Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen”, with Wilson Pickett sweating out the set with “In The Midnight Hour” and “Land of 1000 Dances”. Golden sounds from the Gold Coast.