Bay Area legend Sly Stone steals the show in new Hulu documentary Summer of Soul
July 8, 2021
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Sly Stone performs at the Harlem Cultural Festival, as documented in the new film Summer of Soul. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
The new Hulu documentary “Summer of Soul” features incredible musical performances from the long-forgotten Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, including a riotous Stevie Wonder drum solo, an emotional rendition of “Oh Happy Day” by Bay Area gospel legend Edwin Hawkins and a chilling performance of “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” by Nina Simone.
But no band encapsulated the energy of the festival quite like
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Summer of Soul is deeply moving celebration of Black culture wrapped in an essential history lesson
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