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02/07/2021 Music, Documentary, History 1h 57m
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A Questlove Jawn.

Overview

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.

  1. Questlove

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Stevie Wonder

    Self

  2. Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Self - Artist

  3. Chris Rock

    Self - Artist

  4. Tony Lawrence

    Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)

  5. Nina Simone

    Self (archive footage)

  6. B.B. King

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Abbey Lincoln

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Mavis Staples

    Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

  9. Mahalia Jackson

    Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on 2021-03-09
The times, they were a’changin’ in the summer of 1969, with many turning to music as a vehicle to help them express their feelings on important social and political issues. The most famous music festival of all time, Woodstock, has seen its concert footage shown the world over. That same year in New York, over 300,000 people attended the predominantly African-American concert series known as the Harlem Cultural Festival.

The filmed performances of some of the most important artists in black music history sat in a basement for five decades, only to finally be seen in “Summer Of Soul (�...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$3,696,069.00

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