Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
July 2, 2021
Music, Documentary, History
1h 57m
A Questlove Jawn.
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Questlove
- Self Stevie Wonder
- Self Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Self Chris Rock
- Self (archive footage) Nina Simone
- Self (archive footage) B.B. King
- Self Abbey Lincoln
- Self Mavis Staples
- Self (archive footage) Mahalia Jackson
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Keywords
- jazz
- empowerment
- blues
- civil rights
- rhythm and blues (r&b)
- music festival
- summer
- concert film
- harlem, new york city
- 1960s
- funk music
- african american history
- soul music
- black power
- black music