Wake N’ Watch: James Brown & Muhammad Ali in “Soul Power” (Trailer)

You’ve probably seen When We Were Kings, the classic 1996 documentary about Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s legendary 1974 “Rumble In The Jungle” fight in Africa. But now a new documentary brings to life “Zaire ’74,” the boxing event’s music festival counterpart that brought together American acts like James Brown, Bill Withers, and The Spinners with African artists like Tabu Ley and Miriam Makeba.

Think of it kind of like a sequel to When We Were Kings, with a better soundtrack (No offense to the Tranzlator Crew). The director, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, was even an editor on the original 1996 film way back, so this one’s been a long time coming. Soul Power opens today in New York and Los Angeles.