The exact dates and line-up of live performers have not yet been announced.
An iconic Harlem music festival is being revived thanks to Questlove’s award-winning documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
As reported by , a host of prominent Black acts appeared throughout the event including Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, Hugh Masekela, Jackie “Moms” Mabley, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, and Gladys Knight and the Pips along with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Operation Breadbasket Band.
“The documentary highlights what a significant moment in Black music history 1969 was and also examines why the massive gathering received virtually no coverage in mainstream media despite having over 300,000 people in attendance,” per theGrio.
“I am truly excited to help bring the passion, the story, and the music of the Harlem Cultural Festival to audiences around the world,” Questlove — born Ahmir Thompson — said previously about the project via press release.
“The performances are extraordinary. I was stunned when I saw the lost footage for the first time. It’s incredible to look at 50 years of history that’s never been told, and I’m eager and humbled to tell that story.”
The documentary, which is streaming on Hulu, won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards.
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