Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A Questlove Jawn.

7.6(212 votes)
2021
1h 57m
Music
Documentary
History

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.

Production

Mass Distraction Media, RadicalMedia, Vulcan Productions, Concordia Studio

Cast

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Self

Tony Lawrence

Tony Lawrence

Self

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Self

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Self

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

David Ruffin

David Ruffin

Self

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