Questlove Looks Back on the "Summer of Soul"

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Thom Powers
Documentary of the Week | Jul 2, 2021

"Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" taps into a rich musical archive that went unseen for 50 years capturing the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson celebrates the Black performers who took the stage.

 

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