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Currently showing at the cinema, I'm sure it will eventually find a wider circulation:
'Summer of Soul'. While hippy wastrels were rolling around in the mud at Woodstock a real music festival occurred in Harlem. Doco features heaps of great artists- BB King, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Mahalia Jackson etc. The footage was lost for years- leading to the political dimension of the film, about the preservation of African American culture and heritage etc. Many great insights and comments from people who attended, artists etc.
Another one I saw on SBS, probably about 10 years ago, and have never found anywhere since, is 'From Shtetl to Swing', about how the musical traditions of Jewish immigrants (mainly from Russia) influenced the early years of jazz. Listen to Benny Goodman's clarinet to see the connection.
'Summer of Soul'. While hippy wastrels were rolling around in the mud at Woodstock a real music festival occurred in Harlem. Doco features heaps of great artists- BB King, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Mahalia Jackson etc. The footage was lost for years- leading to the political dimension of the film, about the preservation of African American culture and heritage etc. Many great insights and comments from people who attended, artists etc.
Another one I saw on SBS, probably about 10 years ago, and have never found anywhere since, is 'From Shtetl to Swing', about how the musical traditions of Jewish immigrants (mainly from Russia) influenced the early years of jazz. Listen to Benny Goodman's clarinet to see the connection.