Questlove on ‘making history right’ with his Summer Of Soul documentary
Nina Simone performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969. Pictures: PA Photo/Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
In the summer of 1969, two major music events took place in New York – Woodstock, which is still globally famous more than 50 years on, and the Harlem Cultural Festival, which has been largely lost to time.
The latter, held in Harlem to celebrate African American music and culture, came to be known as “black Woodstock” but has none of the cultural legacy of the other event, even though it boasted music superstars including Stevie Wonder, Sly And The Family Stone, 5th Dimension, Nina Simone and Gladys Knight.
