A powerful and transporting work of non-fiction: part music film and part historical record, centered on an epic but little-known 1969 event celebrating Black history, culture and fashion.

The Harlem Cultural Festival unfolded in New York’s Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) over six weeks between June and August 1969: the so-called Summer of Love. Featuring the likes of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Mahalia Jackson, the event was filmed but the footage was forgotten – until now. A testament to both the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and the healing power of music during times of unrest, this thrilling feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Wonder, Simone, Jackson, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, BB King, The 5th Dimension and many more.

Buy tickets, here: https://www.ica.art/films/summer-of-soul#

……………………………………………………………………………………….
COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson: 'Summer of Soul' at ICA at 20:45 on Saturday 17 July 2021. To enter the competition, send an email to jamie@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known professionally as Questlove, is an American musician, songwriter, disc jockey, author, music journalist, and yep, a fine film director. Our question is, which band is Ahmir also the drummer and joint frontman of?
A: .1) Fugees .2) Jungle Brothers .3) Blackalicious .4) the Roots