thalmus rasulala played kunta kinte's father in roots miniseries in 2016.
thalmus rasulala played kunta kinte's father in roots miniseries in 2016.
who played kunta kinte's father in roots miniseries in 2016?
thalmus rasulala
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number in parentheses indicates how many episodes in which the actor/character appears.









































bullet::::- malachi kirby as kunta kinte (3)









































bullet::::- nokuthula ledwaba as binta kinte (2)









































bullet::::- emayatzy corinealdi as belle (2)









































bullet::::- forest whitaker as henry (fiddler) (3)









































bullet::::- babs olusanmokun as omoro kinte (2)









































bullet::::- anika noni rose as kizzy (2)









































bullet::::- emyri crutchfield as young kizzy (1)









































bullet::::- saniyya sidney as kizzy aged 6 (1)









































bullet::::- regé-jean page as chicken george (2)









































bullet::::- erica tazel as matilda (2)









































bullet::::- james purefoy as john waller (2)









































bullet::::- katie mcguinness as elizabeth waller (2)
roots (2016 miniseries)
there is an annual kunta kinte heritage festival held in maryland. kunta kinte inspired a reggae riddim of the same name, performed by artists including the revolutionaries, and mad professor, and an album, "kunta kinte roots" by ranking dread.









































in "the fresh prince of bel-air", will smith's character says, in regard to being punished, "why don't you just do me like kunta kinte and chop off my foot?"









































rapper and songwriter kendrick lamar references kunta kinte in his 2015 single release, "king kunta".
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