Whitney Houston 'Concert for a New South Africa' | Trailer
So if there was going to be one singer on earth to capture a historic moment in time, it was going to be the“She was at the peak of her powers,” said “ Concert for a New South Africa ” producer and director Marty Callner.But while the Johannesburg show on Nov. 12, 1994 was the one aired by HBO, the Nov. 8 Durban date is now showcased in “The Concert for a New South Africa ,” a film that will be playing in select theaters on Oct. 23 and 27 before the live album is released on Nov. 8.
Dionne Warwick doesn’t consider herself rock & roll — despite her Hall of Fame induction: ‘It’s wonderful’“Her vocals were probably the best vocals I’ve heard in my life on this show, because of her command of everything,” he said. “She sang anything she wanted to sing. She didn’t hold back anything. Everything was up for grabs … She just, you know, ate it up.
“If you’re an African-American in Africa, there’s something that happens with the molecular structure in your body, where you feel ,” added Minor. “I think that it was a lot emotionally for her. She was present in these moments, and you can feel that.”“I’ve finally come home to see my people,” said Houston before closing her Durban, South Africa concert with “Home.”’s “Love’s in Need of Love Today,” you can feel that she is “So Emotional” before going into a funked-up rendition of her 1987 hit.
Callner hopes that the new concert film will remind the world about Houston’s legendary legacy as a live performer more thanwith drugs. “I really wanted the world to see this show because Whitney was at her best, and, you know, she was happy,” he said. “She was completely straight during this show.”
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