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

A Questlove Jawn.

7.6(226 votes)Jul 2, 20211h 57mReleased
  • 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.

Director: Questlove

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Cast

  • Stevie Wonder

    Self

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Self - Artist

  • Chris Rock

    Self - Artist

  • Tony Lawrence

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

  • Nina Simone

    Self (archive footage)

  • B.B. King

    Self (archive footage)

  • Abbey Lincoln

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mavis Staples

    Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

  • Mahalia Jackson

    Self (archive footage)

  • No photo

    David Ruffin

    Self

  • Sly Stone

    Self - Performer (archive footage)

  • Hugh Masekela

    Self (archive footage)

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