Amandla! – A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (DVD)

Title: Amandla! – A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (DVD)

Release Year: 2002

Running Time: Approx. 108 minutes

Label: Artisan / Docurama

This powerful documentary chronicles the role of music in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Featuring stirring interviews, archival footage, and unforgettable performances, Amandla! captures how protest songs united and inspired a movement. The film showcases voices from both well-known artists and ordinary South Africans who used music as a tool for resistance, healing, and unity.

Tracklist:

1. Protest Meeting, Johannesburg – “Amandla!”
2. Vusi Mahlasela – “When You Come Back”
3. Mbongeni Ngema – “Lizobuya”
4. Nancy Jacobs and Her Sisters – “Meadowlands”
5. The Original Cast Members of King Kong – “Sad Times, Bad Times”
6. Vusi Mahlasela & Harmonious Serenade Choir – “Senzeni Na?”
7. Miriam Makeba – “Beware Verwoerd (Naants’ Indod’Emnyama)”
8. Robben-Island Prison Singers – “Y’zinga”
9. Hugh Masekela – “Stimela”
10. Pretoria Central Prison – “Injamblo / Hambani Kunye Ne – Vangeli”
11. Abdullah Ibrahim – “Mannenberg”
12. Soweto Community Hall – “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika”
13. Vusi Mahlasela – “Thina Lomhlaba Siwugezi”
14. Vusi Mahlasela – “Mayibuye”
15. SABC Choir – “Thina Sizwe”
16. Tananas – “Folk Vibe No. 1”
17. Soweto Community Hall – “Dabula Ngesi’bam”
18. Amandla Group – “Sobashiya Abazali Ekhaya”
19. Hugh Masekela – “Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)”
20. Abdullah Ibrahim – “Did You Hear That Sound? (Dreamtime Improv)”
21. Joe Nina – “S’bali”
22. Soweto Community Hall – “Makuliwe”
23. Miriam Makeba – “Bahleli Bonke”
24. Vusi Mahlasela – “Kuzobenjani Na?”
25. Sophie Mgcina & Dolly Rathebe – “You Strike The Rock…”
26. Sibongile Khumalo with Themba Mkhize – “The Untold Story”
27. Harmonious Serenade Choir – “Iyo”
28. The African National Congress Choir – “Usilethela Uxolo (Nelson Mandela Brings Us Peace)”
29. Abdullah Ibrahim – “Toyi-Toyi Introduction / Kramat”