AP Quickie: 'Punk In Africa' Documentary To Be Released This Year (Finally)

The 'Punk In Africa' documentary has been in the works for a hot minute, with a first trailer surfacing a few years ago. It explores the History of the punk movement in three countries (South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe), the struggles, the pioneers, "race" relations and much more. The final release is scheduled for later this year. The official promo material explains: " 'Punk In Africa' traces this until-now untold story from its roots in the underground rock music of early 1970s Johannesburg, the first multi-racial punk bands formed in the wake of the Soweto Uprising and the militant anti-apartheid hardcore and post-punk bands of the 1980s to the rise of celebratory African-inspired ska bands which sprang up from Cape Town to Maputo in the democratic era of the 1990s. Today, an emerging generation of bands continue to draw on this legacy to confront the political challenges of contemporary Zimbabwe and the uncertain identity issues of the Afrikaans minority in South Africa."

Tags: Africa, Documentary, In, Movement, Mozambique, Punk, Rock, South, Zimbabwe

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Comment by Bruno Zaire on January 25, 2012 at 10:44pm: 'right here, right now...there's no other place, I'd rather be' Great time to be black ...

Comment by Zulu Tardust on January 17, 2012 at 7:01am: this is truly inspiring...!

Comment by Trysta_Ismene on January 16, 2012 at 1:10pm: Hmm...I wonder what the Department for Black Diaspora would think of a showing at school...I'd even do a showing at my local library...I would love to coordinate either of those...it'd be so kick ass!

Comment by BlakMistrezz on January 15, 2012 at 2:48am: F**kin Awesome!!!

Comment by REVENGE FANTASY on January 14, 2012 at 10:26am: Great!! The more awareness, the better!

Comment by Afro-Punk on January 14, 2012 at 10:01am: Hi guys, for more info, check out the official website: http://www.punkinafrica.co.za/

Comment by Mercy on January 13, 2012 at 6:34pm: this looks awesome! if this can come to the South, you best believe I'll be standing outside the theater

Comment by Mothershiester on January 13, 2012 at 3:31pm: I would like to bring this to Washington, DC. Hit me up if you know the folks who worked on this.