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Questlove Talks About That 1969 Music Festival That Changed The World (Not Woodstock)
Published 3 years, 11 months ago
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A relatively obscure Harlem music festival in 1969 has been brought into the spotlight with a new documentary exploring its impact.
On Today's Show:
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, musician, songwriter, director of "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)," talks about the Oscar nomination for his film, which was put together from long-forgotten footage of 1969's Harlem Cultural Festival.