| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bianka Schulze | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Mikhele Apitzsch | Crew | Editing | Editor, Graphic Designer |
Christian Lache | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Thorsten Ernst | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
Wiebke Zippel | Crew | Production | Producer |
Lina Schienke | Crew | Production | Producer |
Julian Bohn | Crew | Sound | Sound Mixer |
Tarek Nemeh | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Claudio Mendonck | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Allain Belloc | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Jean-Alexander Ntivyhabwa | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Writer |
Abdullah Ibrahim | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Anne Moll | Cast | Actress | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Beyoncé | Cast | Actress | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 George Foreman | Cast | Actor | Self - Boxer (archive footage) |
 Ice Cube | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 James Brown | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Manu Dibango | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Miriam Makeba | Cast | Actress | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
Mobutu Sese Seko | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Muhammad Ali | Cast | Actor | Self - Boxer (archive footage) |
 Nelson Mandela | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Papa Wemba | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Patrice Lumumba | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Peter Gabriel | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Youssou N'Dour | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Fela Kuti | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
Femi Kuti | Cast | Self - Musician | |
 Constantin von Westphalen | Cast | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) |
Frank Thomé | Cast | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
Leigh Blake | Cast | Self - Producer | |
 Salif Keita | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Cheb Khaled | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Bob Marley | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 MHD | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Niska | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Alpha Blondy | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
Mica Mylo | Cast | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
Wizkid | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
Vanessa Mdee | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Spoek Mathambo | Cast | Self - Musician (archive footage) | |
 Black Coffee | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
JP Mika | Cast | Self - Painter | |
Chéri Chérin | Cast | Self - Painter | |
Abdoulaye Wade | Cast | Self - Politician (archive footage) | |
Sipho Dlamini | Cast | Self - Music Producer | |
Pieter Willem Botha | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Yonii | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Josephine Apraku | Cast | Actress | Self - Activist |
Majid Bekkas | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Rama Thiat | Cast | Self - Musician / Activist | |
Richard Mudariki | Cast | Self - Painter | |
 Robert Mugabe | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Bintou Simporé | Cast | Self - Radio Presenter | |
Binetou Sylla | Cast | Self - Music Producer | |
Ray Lema | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
Joseph Kasa-Vubu | Cast | Self - Politician (archive footage) | |
 King Baudouin of Belgium | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Kwame Nkrumah | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Hauke Dorsch | Cast | Self - Ethnologist | |
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Nhlanhla Nciza | Cast | Actress | Self - Musician |
Felwine Sarr | Cast | Self - Economist | |
Amelie Deuflhard | Cast | Self - Art Director | |
Didier Awadi | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Jürgen Zimmerer | Cast | Actor | Self - Historian |
Leanne Sacramone | Cast | Self - Cartier Foundation Curator | |
 Gims | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
