Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life

Posted by Fernande Dalal on Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Jeffrey Brown:

The musicians, some all-time greats. The music, lifting you to the sky. The setting, the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, all of it stunning and amazing to see in 2021.

But even more mind-blowing, how close it came to being lost forever.

The moment you saw what happened here, you knew you were on to something? This was something big?

Questlove, Director, "Summer of Soul": Absolutely, yes. And even to be here and to see the structure, like, I definitely remember this shot.

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