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

"A Questlove Jawn."

7.6 July 2, 2021 1h 57m Released

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.

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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)
David Ruffin

Self
Sly Stone

Self - Performer (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)
Ray Barretto

Self - Performer (archive footage)

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