while mike wadleigh's woodstock and the maysles brothers' gimme shelter have long been considered the definitive documents of the highs and lows of pop culture in �*69, summer of soul makes both look like a footnote to the main event — musically, politically, culturally. # it took me by surprise, i must say... from mavis staples and mahalia jackson performing doctor martin luther king's favourite song, take my hand, precious lord to nina simone unveiling a new composition inspired by the off—broadway stage show to be young, gifted and black, this is some of the most thrilling concert footage you'll ever see. # can't you hear me callin' to ya? astutely chosen newsreels put the performances in context, coming at the end of a decade of unrest and assassinations, with the war raging in vietnam and civil rights under attack at home. when neil armstrong takes one small step for a man, the concertgoer reacts by stating, "never mind the moon, let's get some "of that cash in harlem" — a sentiment echoed by the reverend jesse jackson. the fact that no one was interested in this historic footage

while mike wadleigh�*s woodstock and the maysles brothers�* gimme shelter have long been considered thelly. # it took me by surprise, i must say... from mavis staples and mahalia jackson performing doctor martin luther king�*s favourite song, take my hand, precious lord to nina simone unveiling a new composition inspired by the off—broadway stage show to be young, gifted and black, this is some of the most thrilling concert footage you�*ll ever see. # can't you hear me callin' to ya? astutely chosen newsreels put the performances in context, coming at the end of a decade of unrest and assassinations, with the war raging in vietnam and civil rights under attack at home.

while mike wadleigh's woodstock and the maysles brothers' gimme shelter have long been considered therite song, take my hand, precious lord to nina simone unveiling a new composition inspired by the off—broadway stage show to be young, gifted and black, this is some of the most thrilling concert footage you'll ever see. # can't you hear me callin' to ya? astutely chosen newsreels put the performances in context, coming at the end of a decade of unrest and assassinations, with the war raging in vietnam and civil rights under attack at home. when neil armstrong takes one small step for a man, a concertgoer reacts by stating, "never mind the moon, let's get some of that cash in harlem" — a sentiment echoed by the reverend jesse jackson. the fact that no one was interested in this historic footage of the harlem cultural festival for so long stands as evidence of the whitewashing of american history, a subject that seems particularly pertinent at the moment. plaudits, then, to director ahmir thompson, aka musician questlove, who begins and ends his film with a festival—goer viewing the new