It's a new month for the Watchcast, and with that comes a new theme of music movies! And kicking things off is the 2021 ?uestlove film Summer of Soul, a doc that unearths a treasure trove of musical performances from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.



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(00:00:00 ) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 134: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

(00:00:38 ) - Intro.

(00:02:32 ) - The times in which this festival takes place.

(00:07:05 ) - We love a documentary that unearths footage people haven't ever seen before.

(00:12:26 ) - What an insane lineup of great music.

(00:16:45 ) - How did this festival happen, and why did this footage disappear for so long?

(00:30:13 ) - Break!

(00:30:58 ) - We're back, and it's time to get into the festival itself.

(00:34:48 ) - The marvel that is Stevie Wonder.

(00:39:12 ) - The Chambers Brothers.

(00:40:48 ) - The youngest any of us have ever seen BB King look."

(00:42:46 ) - On jazz flute and The 5th Dimension.

(00:45:48 ) - A whole lot of gospel.

(00:53:15 ) - David Ruffin sans Temptations.

(00:55:56 ) - Shout out to Gladys Knight (and The Pips!)

(00:58:15 ) - Here comes Sly.

(01:03:37 ) - The broader cultural shifts.

(01:08:03 ) - Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln.

(01:10:06 ) - The power of Nina Simone.

(01:17:27 ) - How good this movie is at weaving its history with the performances.

(01:22:43 ) - Final thoughts.

(01:28:34 ) - Housekeeping for Alex's upcoming list, and next week's movie: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster!

(01:34:41 ) - Outro.