If you had walked up to Harlem‘s Mount Morris Park, on just about any given Sunday in the summer of 1969, you’d have run in to a crowd. There would be vendors selling food, kids running around, families grilling meat, folks lounging in the sun. You’d hear laughter, and chatter, …
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The latest trailer for the Questlove-directed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), the award-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, has been revealed ahead of the film’s July 2nd arrival on Hulu and in theaters. The latest preview offers more of the long-lost footage …
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So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Few artists can truly stake a claim to the James Brown Honorary “Hardest Working …
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Ahmir Thompson, a.k.a. Questlove, has been tapped to directBlack Woodstock, a feature documentary on the historical Harlem Cultural Festival. The film will be the musician’s directorial debut. “I am truly excited to help bring the passion, the story and the music of the Harlem Cultural Festival to audiences around the …
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