Black joy in Questlove's "Summer of Soul"
The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on "Summer of Soul" and what's next in his varied career
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Show Notes
The Roots drummer and music legend Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson sifted through 40 hours of archival footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival for his documentary, “Summer of Soul.” It was a festival where legends like Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder performed in the same summer as Woodstock.
The film is now in the running for Best Original Documentary at this year’s Oscars. So today, we’re airing an episode with Questlove from our sister podcast, “The Envelope.”
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Meet the archivist who saved the historic footage that became ‘Summer of Soul’