Like, you know, hey, Terry, if you want to do this thing that I'm doing next week, you know, the guys from Podcast America are doing it as well. And so we'll also hear a little voice-over in this, too. RubyBridges desegrated schools in 1960, right? Whoa, yes I am. King. NWRkYTI1ZDRhMDJhNDBhOWM2MDE5MTk1YTg5YmZiNjk0ZTgyNTg0ODk0NDAy NzgwMGJkZTYwODM0OGU2ZWVjMTFiN2RkMGZlMjMwMDlmYTg3ODU4MTM1ZDk4 Where to watch it: Netflix or Amazon Prime. MTc2MDNlODA2ZGZhNjM0ZWE5MjRlZDNjZjVkZTZmODVjMjg4MDdkZGZmNmZk GROSS: Yeah. We know that he had one son and that's it, and only because of, like - I believe, like, you know, he was also trying to establish himself as a singer and a recording career. So, yeah, it was even risky for those well-loved gospel acts that we know. MmVmMmZlNzg3NTAzMWMwMDBlMDU0NGVhYzhkMTkwYTc2YTM1ZTdhYWNhNzgx MCCOO: We were constantly being attacked because we weren't, quote-unquote, "Black enough." We'll talk more after a break. YzRmYjJjY2Y2Y2M1NGM1ZWQ1YWZiMTc3OWI2NTBmOGMxMWRlYWE0ZjBlNTYx ), The Roots Questlove makes his directorial debut with this exploration of the 1969 Harlem Culture Festival. Essence Festival of Culture is held every year in the most hospitable city in America New Orleans. The2023 Festival is free. NGQ0YmZiNTE2NWIyNTMxZGFjNjcyY2I1ZDliNjJhYjQzN2IwYzdkZjMwM2Rl Stream Summer of Soul on Hulu. NjUxMzBjZWQ3YTM0YzIxMDE5YTRhNjY5NmJkOWVlMzc5MzFhMDliNDg1YmRk Freedom Riders were young people, both Nlack and white, who traveled together on buses to challenge Jim Crow laws in the deep South. 'It was an out of body experience': looking back at the Wattsstax music festival In 1972, the largely Black community of Watts came together for a giant music event from Stax Records,. If this sounds like the remix work of a master DJ, that's because it is. And they're wearing these - they're not wearing suits. My guess is maybe the perception of Jimi might have been a little bit too radical. A new documentary by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, featuring rarely-seen footage, captures the magic of an event that had long been forgotten in the shadow of that other 1969 New York music festival . The City of Pittsburgh is a world-renowned hub for Jazz Music and the birthplace of internationally renown Jazz Artist such as: George Benson,Art Blakey, Stanley Turrentine, Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, Earl Fatha Hines, Roger Humphries, Joe Negri, Ahmad Jamal and countless more. Her daughter, who co-produced and also appears onscreen, thinks the film gets her mom right, and we believe her. And he broke the news to me that I - even though we have the same last name, I was not related to Beachy Thompson of The Dixie Hummingbirds. Take a look at our list of the following Black music festivals from around the world and start saving for your ticket. The film, based on the book Freedom Riders: 1961, chronicles these young people and and explores how the movement started and the ramifications of what they did. And when you think of what choreography is like now, it's like - it's amazingly showbizzy. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. I'm wondering, like, how did he do that? Baby, baby, these tears I can't hold inside. January 24, 2023 The best Black music festivals carve out safe spaces for the Black community to celebrate life, culture, and their heritage through music. The event celebrates Black history, culture, music, and fashion in the. Nina Simone is one of the real standout performers in it. Summer of Soul is the directorial debut of Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the renowned DJ, drummer, producer and bandleader behind hip hop legends The Roots.Questlove crams the movie with historic musical moments. And Mavis was like, well, we, you know, we want to protest, and this is how we protest. Just over 27 years ago, the world lost Kurt Cobain. They pride themselves on keeping the lineup 50/50 in gender and bringing artists that dont typically frequent Europe like Lil Wayne, who was actually banned in the UK for the past 15 years. MDJhOGRlMzg2OTVmYzk1MjBhMmVjYzJlM2NkZDk2YzZjMzY0NDllY2MwMjAx Boy, take a good look at these tears of mine. The roster of performers representing different strains of Black and Latino music included Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Nina Simone, B.B. Rent/Buy Charley Pride: Im Just Me on Amazon. With loads of never-before-scene footage, this eye-opening documentary paints a portrait of the musician that is further fleshed out with interviews with his contemporaries as well as those he influenced, making for one wild ride. Purchase your tickets to any of their festival dates, year-round. I mean, he was not, like, a big-name producer. Clocking in at just under two hours in length, this all encompassing documentary touches on practically every aspect of the late soul singers life, the good and the bad, and the ups and downs. Its called Afronation. A Questlove jawn, 'Summer of Soul' (Hulu) broadcasts previously unseen footage of the performances at 1969's Harlem Cultural Festival while giving voice to the larger forces at work in Black . Like, it's juggling plates in the kitchen, like, 20 plates at a time. He was, at the time, I believe, a young teenager. Everyones learned so much about Martin Luther King Jr. Its easy to think that you know everything there is to know. 6. With plenty of information for the casual fan and some great moments for Prides long-time followers, youll leave with even more respect for the influential figure. NzRiM2Y4MDdhZWQ3MTEyZDUzYWYxZWRiNGE5ZjA3ZTcxMjc1ZGE1N2ZhM2M5 But, you know, it's just beautiful to see that, you know, two generations singing together and Mahalia representing traditional gospel and Mavis representing gospel but really morphing into what they would call message music. 0:57. And he's saying, you know, basically telling him to stop. Comedian Chris Rock was inspired to make this film when his daughter asked why she didnt have good hair. In this generally well-received documentary (except for some Black women, who side-eye Rock for making it), Rock explores Black hair and the hair weave business, going to India to find out where the hair comes from and how its sold to American buyers. So, yeah, in a way it's genuine love, but in a lot of ways, it's survival. GROSS: Oh, sure. 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. Wherever you experience Afronation, youll be sure to have multiple stages creating vibes from day to night and a beach nearby to make waves during your vacation. The winner of two Sundance Festival awards (and nominated for an Oscar! And somehow, he just managed and leveraged one promise on top of another based on the what we call FOMO - fear of missing out. For instance, Ali has an easier time bonding with Africans than Foreman did; theres a dictator in Zaire who is very interested in the fight. However, in this Emmy-nominated documentary, which covers the last two years of the civil rights icons life, you learn that he was also interested in protesting the Vietnam War, the Memphis sanitation strike and the Poor Peoples Campaign. QUESTLOVE: Still. Signed Black Music Festival T-Shirts - on sale now! | by Mark Montgomery French | Festival Peak 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. The fact that 40 hours of this footage was kept from the public is living proof that revisionist history exists," says Questlove. For more information on the 2023 Black Music Festival and Western PennsylvaniaJuneteenth Celebration, please visit their website. My guest, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, has made his directorial debut with the new documentary "Summer Of Soul." Happy day. / 23 Taq. YTNmM2IwMTExNjc4OWQ3MjY5YTljMjdiMmNiNjg3N2FiNDhiZTZjMjcxNmI1 This document is also amazing for the fact that - capturing a lot of artists sort of at the crossroads of their beginning and to the next phase of their life and - besides Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and The Staple Singers who become, like, household names in the '70s. From the 1970s until today, this style of music emerged from Black, inner-city neighborhoods to become a mega-popular genre among white suburban and upper-class neighborhoods, too. Despite having only two sets of recordings and a few grainy pictures, Johnsons small library of music has influenced just about everyone who has picked up a guitar since the late 1930s. And he wanted to be more serious and really, truthfully, just return to his Black roots, which was the blues. ODFiYjVlOGU0OTVjOTBmYjYxMmI2YTk2ZWVlN2JmY2Y0Y2VlZmJhNzJkZTQw So it brought out my inner gospel preacher set thing. Over the last few years, documentaries featuring Black musicians have showcased the talent and drive that it takes to become some of the greatest at their crafts. One of the only festivals to get Childish Gambino to do his full tour set at the FedEx stadium that one year, this musical experience is surrounded by Black-owned food and opportunities for social impact in the community. And you're so, like, musically knowledgeable and versatile. QUESTLOVE: Yeah. He co-founded the band The Roots, which is the house band for "The Tonight Show," where he serves as music director. Tip: Take the train to the festival because parking and traffic in Atlanta is a very painful experience. Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? The Netflix documentary, Devil at the Crossroads: A Robert Johnson Story, dives into his life, legacy, his mysterious death, and the folk tale about him getting his unmatched musical abilities after an encounter with the devil himself in rural Mississippi. Questlove and collaborators snapped it up when they found it. This film, directed by Gran Olsson, explores the Black Power Movement from a non-American perspective. But it's nothing compared to today, where there's teams of dancers doing, like, acrobatic kind of dancing. Does she figure into, like, your musical life significantly? Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Finally, the Black Fire Documentary is a story about Family / Legacy and how Jamiah . The festival is an oasis compared to the civil unrest that the country had been in. But Questlove, the director of a new documentary about a pathbreaking Harlem music festival that took place over . And so that, you know, precious lord summit meeting that I call it really wasn't planned. Even though choreography has totally 100% sort of went into overdrive throughout the years, I marvel at the simplicity. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "SUMMER OF SOUL"). 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. Oh, yeah, good God, oh, yes. Whoa, I heard it through the grapevine. There's one moment in the film when the crowd is pushing. 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. Afropunk can be experienced in South Africa, France, United States, or South America. (opens in new tab), In January 1972, Aretha Franklin recorded the Grammy Award-winning live album, Amazing Grace, which was originally supposed to be released alongside a concert film that was shot at the same time. But we knew Mahalia Jackson.". Not much longer would you be mine - not much longer would you be mine. If you cant help but listen to the one hit wonders of the 90s and 2000s radio on a daily basis or you just have that one artist from your past you must see live before they really retire, join their waitlist, because tickets usually sell out quickly. But the skilled guitarist and songwriter has not been forgotten--partly because of . QUESTLOVE: Yeah, the Panther known as Bullwhip. GROSS: Yeah, she sang "Mister Backlash," which is also just a very political song. Rent/Buy Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown on Amazon. Woodstock started as a music festival but became something more. The Notorious B.I.G., OutKast, Gang Starr, and Common all released landmark albums that forever changed the rap game. Jamila Wignot's portrait of a modern dance visionary who carved out space for Black performers and Black stories in 1950s New York City. The culmination of the counter-cultural movement was brought to the masses and is the benchmark for music documentaries today. Isle Of Wight Angry Host. eyJtZXNzYWdlIjoiYjNkMGY4YzY0MDUzNTM3ZTcxMDJiYjhhMGJiNzkwMDU1 Check out our list of festivals where you can unapologetically be yourself and celebrate our culture. Through the adversity and struggles these artists went through, their drive and talent persevered and are a huge reason why people see them as legends today. Oh, happy day. 1 was always this sort of unspoken I come in peace, I'm not a threat kind of disposition that most Black people have to have in the workspace, especially during this time period. QUESTLOVE: And so I had a nice little tradeoff. America to Me covers one year at the Chicago area Oak Park and River Forest High School. This is FRESH AIR. The festival is hosted around the world so the culture can experience Black music everywhere. And it just made me think about what it meant to the performers, you know, to be at the festival. So The Staple Singers was gracious enough to do two weeks of performances to sort of make up for that - make up for Aretha's absence. And so in their minds, they were sort of like, you guys are absolutely crazy to - you know, this is like a keg of dynamite. 6. Stream Nas: Time Is Illmatic on Plex. And, you know, you look at David Ruffin's performance in this film, and he's wearing a wool tuxedo and a coat, like, scorching in the middle of July. This is FRESH AIR. We all know you guys are twitter.com/HSWestYorkshir, Our Founder and Director @DawnRisingUK will be on panel at this free event @TimeToPowerUp_ sharing her knowledge and experience as a black female in the industry - barriers and break through and why a programme such as #PowerUp is needed @yaw @Joe_Frankland twitter.com/_launchpadmusi, Be aware of your surroundings and drink. "The fact that 40 hours of this footage was kept from the public is living proof that revisionist history exists," says Questlove, quoted in the film's press materials. Award-winning journalist and former NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault spoke about transitioning from use of the word "negro" to "Black" in describing African Americans while working at The New York Times in 1969. Another concert doc (this one was made in 1972), Wattstax boasts a slew of performances from the likes of Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Emotions, The Bar Kays, The Staples Singerseven Richard Pryor makes an appearance. Oh, yeah. Even though we all know their greatest hits and cant get them out of our heads, sometimes we dont know the stories of the musicians and singers, and how those early lives shaped them into the icons of the music industry they would become. The overall programming featured in-person and online . So, again, the whole family knew of this fact. Follow us On Instagram @eventnoirehq, Follow us On Twitter @Eventnoire, Like us on Facebook. Well, hell yeah, I'm going to do it. Why is - like, a white guy is the drummer in a Black group? Director Hal Tulchin filmed all the performances: Six different free shows over six weeks. It is centered around the success of the American EDM festival, Electric Daisy Carnival. You know, if you're in second grade and a bunch of your - like your white musician friends are playing, like, "Smoke On The Water," yeah, I mean, I have to investigate and study that, you know. ZDY1Y2Q3NDg5YWY0NzVlMWE1ZDlkNzY0ZDM5YzYxMjYzYzJmZTc0MzFhYjc1 He describes his new film as his chance to restore history. Did you get to interview any of the Panthers who were there? Running until Nov . Eating is a necessity, of course, but soul food is made to be savored and enjoyed. And some people started to dismiss Motown-style choreography as being too showbizzy (ph). And, you know, he's considering it, too. (opens in new tab), One of the most iconic landmarks, not only of Black culture, but American pop culture, is the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, which helped make the likes of Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Will Smith, and others into household names throughout the venues storied history. NWFjNjg3MzY4ZTMwNWEzZWM4N2VmOTg4ZDFlNmViZDA2ODQwMGMwMzdmZDQz The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. About 40 hours of video were shot at the festival by Hal Tulchin with the intention of turning it into a TV series or film, but he was unable to attract interest, and the tape sat in his basement for about 50 years until "Summer Of Soul" was produced. OK. And he explained to us that at the very beginning, the police didn't want to provide security for the festival, basically, because of what had happened the year before. Sidney Madden is a co-host of NPR's podcast "Louder Than a Riot," which focuses on the intersections of music and culture. As he works the kit, clips of news reports and pundits surface talking about the crucial political and social issues facing Black people in 1969. 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