Soul to Soul (film) bringing a number of African-American artists to Ghana for the annual independence celebrations. Nkrumah was deposed before action could be taken, but when the American father-son team of Ed Mosk and Tom Mosk approached the Ghana Arts Council in 1970 with an idea for a concert, the Council agreed. A massive 1970 concert by James Brown in Lagos, Nigeria, had prompted the Mosks' confidence in the idea. Of the musicians invited to perform, Wilson Pickett was by far the biggest star in Ghana, where he was known as "Soul Brother No. 2." (James Brown was, of course, Soul Brother No.
The Godfather Effect The Godfather Effect The Godfather Effect is a 2012 critically acclaimed study of the "Godfather" films - as well as Mario Puzo's novel - and their effect on American culture. Written by biographer Tom Santopietro, the book demonstrates how "The Godfather" was a turning point in American cultural consciousness. With its emphasis on proud ethnicity, "The Godfather" changed not just the way Italian-Americans saw themselves, but how Americans of all backgrounds viewed their individual and national self-identities, their possibilities, and attendant disappointments. The "Godfather Effect" had a broader philosophical dimension, as well. As noted by Santopietro, "what Puzo delivered -