I grew up with the music of the 1960s so it has always been one of my favorite musical eras.  Most of us have at least heard of the Woodstock music festival in 1969.  But there was another amazing event that summer featuring some of the best in African American music – the Harlem Cultural Festival.  It was a six-week celebration that drew a crowd as far as one could see, tens of thousands of people for each performance.

A new documentary film, Summer of Soul, shines a light on this festival that has never received the credit it deserved.

Here is my review.