Summer of Soul, will debut in 2023
thefader.comThe Harlem Cultural Festival was an event celebrating African-American and African music that took place in 1969 in New York City's Marcus Garvey Park.
The concerts were filmed but the footage was never released until last year's Summer of Soul a documentary directed by Questlove that took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, a Grammy for Best Music Film, and Sundance's Grand Jury prize.
In 2023, a spiritual successor to the festival called the Harlem Festival of Culture will be launched, Pitchfork reports. The new festival will also take place in New York City's Marcus Garvey Park.
It is co-founded by Nikoa Evans, Yvonne McNair, and Mura Jackson – Jackson appeared in Summer of Soul to discuss attending the original festival when he was five years old.
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