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Nina Simone performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969: events covered in Summer of Soul

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) *****

Woodstock was the most important music festival to take place in 1969, or so you might believe until you watch Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (12A). This documentary represents a compilation of appearances during the Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place in July 1969: opening with Stevie Wonder, the film also features performances from Nina Simone, the Staples Sisters, Hugh Masekela, Gladys Knight and the Pips, BB King, Mahalia Jackson, the Fifth Dimension and Sly and the Family Stone, among many others.