Agenda

Agenda

Film Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

The film recounts a little-known episode in 1961 when Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach protested to the UN against the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, revealing a geopolitical confrontation over the Congo.
The United States then sent Louis Armstrong as 'Jazz Ambassador' to divert attention from a CIA-backed coup.
All this is supported by an exceptional soundtrack featuring some of the greatest names in jazz.