Summer Of Soul - 2021 - 8/10
(…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, in storage for over fifty years, forgotten.
Who’s there? Pros like the 5th Dimension, David Ruffin, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight And The Pips.
Gospel greats like the Edwin Hawkins Singers and Mahalia Jackson.
A wild excursion into the future with Sly And The Family Stone.
Nina Simone, militant, provocative.
More! Chambers Brothers, Staples Singers, Hugh Masekela, B.B. King ……
What happened? Woodstock. Film bookers thought there was only room for one music documentary.
This is great. The audio quality superb. Do not miss. Sly will leave you higher!