BURBANK, Wash. - A music documentary exploring the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival will be screened at the Burbank Library, ...

His latest triumph, "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)," reunites him with collaborator Questlove to explore not just the meteoric rise of Sly ...

Boom laka laka laka! Boom laka laka laka!” It’s hard to believe that there was a time when such an utterance was unknown to ...

The Academy Award-winning Summer of Soul was jam-packed with awesome performances from Stevie Wonder to Nina Simone. But one performance in the documentary about 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival was ...

I didn’t think it was right to have it out there in the world like that, where it could appear suddenly and do him harm” ...

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black ...

A fascinating, pulsating documentary that captures a spirit worth following. Ten minutes too long but never misses a beat.

"Even though my experience with Summer of Soul was one of the most magical ... is one of those accidental No. 1 songs that he didn't intend on catching on. On the 1969 song "Stand!" with the break ...

The Summer of Soul director has dived deep into the archives to put some context around the hundreds of musical performances ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary special next month. As Mick ...

In his follow-up to 'Summer of Soul,' the award-winning producer explores the legacy of the legendary musician and the challenges faced by Black artists in America. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture ...

Pearson (who also cut “Summer of Soul”), is ace ... and one paradox of the performance is that in 1969 it played as a fabulous anomaly (since Sly was one of the only Black headliners at ...

Sundance: Questlove's follow-up to “Summer of Soul” fails to live up to its ambitious framework. ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ Put Leo Woodall in a Wet White Shirt — and the Costume ...