Starts Thursday, July 1! In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, more than 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, a six-week celebration of Black history, culture, and music, featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Mahalia Jackson, and many more. Drawing on a trove of long-buried footage, this joyful concert documentary from musician/Philly legend Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson shines a light on a seminal moment for Black life i

With the legendary voices of Sly & The Family Stone, Nina Simone, The 5th Dimension and more – ‘Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ is a joyous musical celebration! Get the album that accompanies Questlove’s directorial debut documentary now: https://legacyrecordings.link/SOSFL | Legacy Recordings

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is part music film, part historical record about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, BB King and more. You can catch this feature documentary this Wednesday or Thursday in the Phoenix. | The Pickaquoy Centre | Facebook