Harlem Cultural Festival
Jun 29 - Aug 24, 1969
Sunday
Jun 29, 1969Sunday
Jul 13, 1969Sunday
Jul 20, 1969Sunday
Jul 27, 1969Sunday
Aug 17, 1969Sunday
Aug 24, 1969
Date TypesConcerts, Music Festivals
Shows / MoviesSummer of Soul (1969)
GenresJazz, Rhythm and Blues, Soul
People / Bands / TeamsAbbey Lincoln, B.B. King, Cal Trader, Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, George Kirby, Gladys Knight, Herbie Mann, Herman Stevens, Hugh Masakela, Jesse Jackson, La Rocque Bey and Company, Listen to My Brothers and Company, Mahalia Jackson, Max Roach, Mongo Santamaria, Nina Simone, Olatunji, Operation Breakfast Band, Ray Barretto, Stevie Wonder, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Fifth Dimension, The Staples Singers, The Voices of Faith
The Harlem Cultural Festival was a series of events, primarily music concerts, held annually in Harlem, New York City, between 1967 and 1969. The Festival celebrated soul, jazz and gospel, along with other forms of Black music and culture, while promoting Black pride. The most successful series of concerts took place in 1969, becoming known informally as Black Woodstock, and is documented in the 2021 film Summer of Soul.
Performers during the 1969 edition of the Harlem Cultural Festival included: The Fifth Dimension, Abbey Lincoln, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, George Kirby, Olatunji, Max Roach, Mahalia Jackson, The Staples Singers, Herman Stevens and the Voices of Faith, Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Operation Breakfast Band, Stevie Wonder, David Ruffin, Chuck Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Lou Parks Dancers, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Cal Trader, Herbie Mann, Harlem Festival Calypso Band, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Hugh Masakela, Harlem Festival Jazz Band, Miss Harlem Pageant, La Rocque Bey and Co., and Listen to My Brothers.





















