The concert was held for Ghana's 14th Independence Day on March 6, 1971 at the Black Star Square in Accra.

It featured an array of performers including Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, Santana, Roberta Flack, and The Staple Singers.

The concert was later released in theaters in August 1971, and select performances were compiled for the soundtrack album.

[2] Billboard (September 18, 1971): Soul luminaries Roberta Flack, Eddie Harris & Les McCann, Wilson Pickett, Staple Singers, Ike & Tina Turner and the Voices of East Harlem jetted to Accra, Ghana last March 6 where 100,000 West Africans celebrated Ghana's 14th Independence Day with an all-night concert which became the basis for the hit film and now album.

Ike & Tina Turner warm things up for Pickett's electrifying "Funky Broadway.