Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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.
- 7.6
- 2021
- Released
- 1h 57m
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self
Chris Rock
Self
Tony Lawrence
Self
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self
Mavis Staples
Self
Mahalia Jackson
Self (archive footage)David Ruffin
Self
Sly Stone
Self
Hugh Masekela
Self
John V. Lindsay
Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto
SelfHerbie Mann
SelfMongo Santamaría
Self
Questlove
Self (uncredited)
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Self (archive footage)Max Roach
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Self (uncredited)
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In 1969, besides Woodstock, there was also an unknown Summer of Soul Festival in New York. More specifically, in Harlem. If you're a music buff (I am), this is a must-see film. It includes amazing performances that we would otherwise not have seen. Eclipsed by Woodstock, the recordings found no takers at the time and sat in a basement for 50 years. Unearthed by Questlove, and interlaced with perti
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 H