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

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)( 2021)

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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.

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      Stevie Wonder

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      Lin-Manuel Miranda

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      Chris Rock

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      Tony Lawrence

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      Nina Simone

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      B.B. King

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      Abbey Lincoln

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      Mavis Staples

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      Mahalia Jackson

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      David Ruffin

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      Sly Stone

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      Hugh Masekela

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      John V. Lindsay

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      Ray Barretto

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      Herbie Mann

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      Mongo Santamaría

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      Questlove

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      Luis A. Miranda Jr.

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      Walter Cronkite

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      Malcolm X

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      Martin Luther King Jr.

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      Robert F. Kennedy

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      Richard Nixon

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      John F. Kennedy

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      Jesse Jackson

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      Moms Mabley

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      Max Roach

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      Fidel Castro

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      Redd Foxx

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    Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on Tue Mar 09 2021
    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 (…Or, Whe...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    3696069.00

    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