GROSS: So, you know, Gladys Knight says in the film that she wasn't expecting such a big crowd. Last, but not least, a highly celebrated event for Black people to assemble and truly live nostalgically. But Questlove, the director of a new documentary about a pathbreaking Harlem music festival that took place over . Please click the video above or the mixcloud link / button below to watch our virtual show. He co-founded the band The Roots, which is the house band for "The Tonight Show," where he serves as music director. And he's saying, you know, basically telling him to stop. When he's not writing about movies or television, Philip can be found being chased by his three kids, telling his dogs to stop yelling at the mailman, or yelling about professional wrestling to his wife. ODFiYjVlOGU0OTVjOTBmYjYxMmI2YTk2ZWVlN2JmY2Y0Y2VlZmJhNzJkZTQw QUESTLOVE: Yeah. You know, and I go through that in my book. Originally broadcast July 2021. And even after that episode came out, my family was still like, we don't care what he says. '20,000 Species of Bees' star Sofa Otero becomes the youngest-ever winner of Berlin's Silver Bear for best leading performance. Oh, happy day. If youre a Gen Xer, your parents probably had you watching this one as a kid. The Harlem Cultural Festival served as a pause from the racial and civil unrest sweeping across the United States during the late 1960s including riots, the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther. Everyones learned so much about Martin Luther King Jr. Its easy to think that you know everything there is to know. And he was working with the Band of Gypsys, which is QUESTLOVE: Buddy Miles and Billy Cox. The Broccoli City Festival in the DMV is a Springtime hit every year. Sly was the the one act that wasn't billed to be on the festival. Nina Simone is one of the real standout performers in it. GROSS: Sly, yeah. (opens in new tab) So when you see her cry, it's relief of finally being accepted by your own people, which is important. But Nina Simone especially, having just really a transformation in her life into using her political voice, which is really unheard of at the time. If you want some nostalgia and feel like grooving to artists you may not be familiar with, this could be a good choice. The United Kingdoms liveliest urban festival may be young, but it is mighty with the hottest Black artists from every continent. Like, it's juggling plates in the kitchen, like, 20 plates at a time. The movie, scheduled for a Black Harvest Film Festival premiere, details how local music continues to be locked in an ongoing rivalry for respect at home and abroad. And Mavis was like, well, we, you know, we want to protest, and this is how we protest. Summer Of Soul (2021) ODMwYjc5ZmQxNzY1ZTQzMmVmODg0MjE4ZjBiNTA3MTFjMDg5OTMwNmM2Nzdk And that's the thing. QUESTLOVE: She's channeling magic through God, yes, absolutely. And then suddenly, to watch them have more excitement than the kids at the end of the set, that, to me, is almost like - that should be taught in every university, like, on how to really engage and perform and really have a plan that's unmarked and unprecedented and really execute it to perfection. Though not nearly as well known as the likes of other soul singers like James Brown, Aretha Franklin, or Nina Simone, Sharon Jones was right up there with them in terms of talent. MjFmN2FiZDdhMmFhNWJjOGFlZGY2NmRhNmJlYmYwMGU3NDBhZmNmNDBiOTRj Lovers and Friends Festival in Las Vegas, NV. The 2023 Festival is free. This documentary explores how brown women navigate a society that ignores or demeans them. King performing at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, featured in the documentary 'Summer of Soul.' Searchlight Pictures If you had walked up to Harlem 's Mount Morris. Nina Simone, a criminally underappreciated musician who is perhaps best known these days for the song Feelin Good is the subject of this film, which opened the Sundance Festival in 2015. Yjk5NmJiZDUzYjdmMDAwYTIxYjc2YTJmNmMzOGY4MTUyMTMxODA3YzU4ZTVl GROSS: So you were unable to interview Tony Lawrence. This documentary series shows that race is still an issue for the teenagers of today, despite progress. We see her. And it just made me think about what it meant to the performers, you know, to be at the festival. GROSS: So do you think of that as code switching or as just, like, being loved by different audiences? The 11th annual BlackStar Film Festival was back at the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Live Arts at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with a 76-film lineup representing 27 countries. So do you have any clues? Jesse Jackson and footage from the festival where Jackson tells the crowd Dr. King mentioned the song in his last words before he was shot. (opens in new tab) This is definitely a great festival to check out if youre in Europe for the summer or if London Bridge is on your bucket list. So, yeah, it was even risky for those well-loved gospel acts that we know. Mjc2MWRjOGNmZGQ4NzhlMjAzMGQ4NGViZTNhYzAxODM5YmFiNzBmMzhhMzk1 GROSS: So you can still appreciate, like, the simple choreography - not simplistic, but just, you know, simple choreography, which seemed so - it seemed so elaborate at the time (laughter) you know. Unlike many documentaries that cover this event, this one dives deep into. A lot of people thought they were white because they were considered very middle-of-the-road, songs like "Up, Up And Away.". 28 Days, 28 Black Music Documentaries. So we see him a bunch of times, wearing a different outfit each time. Selma director Ava DuVernay takes on the prison system in this striking documentary, which won a BAFTA and a Peabody Award. Broccoli City Festival in Washington, DC. It's really interesting to watch that. MWFmMDFiM2ZkMTkzNGZjMmZlNTE0ZDZlOTA5NjQzZWQyMzM1NzI3ZTE4Y2Qx I'm Terry Gross. In his 2014 documentary, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney explores the life, career, and legacy of the Godfather of Soul with loads of archival footage from both on and off the stage, as well as interviews with his contemporaries and those who were impacted by his music. Transcript. The Notorious B.I.G., during his lifetime. The historic-but-forgotten event the film documents is the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a series of six concerts held in Harlem's Mount Morris Park, which is now called Marcus Garvey Park. If the stars properly align, he will talk about For Love Of The Game being the best baseball movie of all time. This is just barely scratching the surface of all the great music documentaries to watch in honor of Black History Month (and beyond for that matter), so dont just stop your search with this list. Its a look at black culture during one of the most volatile times in U.S. history. It can be frustrating to explain the Black experience in the United States, in part because Black history in America is comprised of so many different experiences. And somehow, Lee got former GovernorGeorge Wallace to be interviewed for the film. 120 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Avenue PlaceSuite 2800Pittsburgh, PA 15222U.S. Like, what did he promised them? Under The Electric Sky (2014) This documentary actually made my heart flutter. ODZhZjU2ZDc1ZWI3ZDQ4ZGU1MjQ1YTJjODJjMGQ1YjVkN2I2ZWNlNWNjMjIy He's the original FOMO baiter. Opening to rave. Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? I do know that there were jazz festivals previous to this, but not to this very specific level in the inner city for Black people. P art concert film and part historical record, the documentary focuses on the massive Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, a celebration of Black history, culture and fashion that featured . There were also some police there. Rent/Buy Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown on Amazon. What Are the Black History Month Colors and What Do They Mean? It was free and open to the public. When I get to heaven - oh, happy day - I'm gonna spread the news - oh, happy day. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Like, they're doing - it's almost like watching yoga to rhythm. I was commenting to Billy Davis that, you know, in all the performances I've seen of The 5th Dimension, I've never heard you use sort of your gospel growl, your James Brown sermon preacher (imitating James Brown) hey, dig it - you know, that sort of thing. If youre all about dancing to Amapiano, singing Afrobeat, and taking Instagram friendly pics in front of an African aesthetic this is the festival for you. Alternatively click here to read more about us. And, you know, and I - in Marilyn McCoo - you know, it just opened the door because I realized that, oh, so this is sort of like when The Roots are performing and, you know, one night we're with Beck, the next night we're with Wu Tang Clan. Let the sunshine, let it shine. QUESTLOVE: Pretty much, you know, a lot of it was just to jog their memory. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. -----END REPORT-----. How are they all doing this at the same time without an actual, like, rhythmic step? But at the end, he was also like, yes, and I know that you're wondering about the history of your grandfather. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, We had a kind of a paper trail. All rights reserved. (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) 6. Our producer said, OK, Billy, take them to church. When an editor there changed words in one of her stories from "Black" to "negro," she responded with an 11-page memo that convinced editor Abe Rosenthal to update the paper's policy. / 23 Taq. Stream Charley Pride: Im Just Me on Kanopy. Baby, baby, these tears I can't hold inside. Watch on. He directed the new concert documentary, "The Summer Of Soul," which features performances from and interviews about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which presented top performers including Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Nina Simone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, B.B. But we knew Mahalia Jackson.". Nobody had really talked about it for decades," said Jefferson Lujin, the filmmaker who has dedicated the last decade or more to digging into the 1974 Ozark Music Festival. And now you're finding out it's not even true. Mark Montgomery French 46 Followers Film Composer, Music Historian, Podcaster, and YouTuber. I'm wondering, like, how are they not punching each other with their arms and their - like, all their limbs are being utilized. Of course, not having - like, it could have just started with I have the phone number of the Staple Singers. So when you first started watching these approximately 40 hours of concert footage, what did you find most surprising or most exciting? But, yeah, 300,000 people over that summer in '69, and it was not one incident. Questlove wrote about the period in Black music just after the festival in his book about "Soul Train." If youre looking for even more Black music festivals and experiences you can attend, you can find them on Eventnoire. And, you know, but again, you're only dealing with 16 channels. You could've told me and said that you were loving somebody else. The all-day Wattstax event, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum seven years after the Watts Riots, was staged as a benefit concert by Stax Records. Oh, happy day. 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