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A Harlem Cultural Festival was first proposed in 1964 to bring life to the Harlem neighborhood. [3] At the same time, in the mid-1960s, nightclub singer Tony Lawrence began working on community initiatives in Harlem, initially for local churches, but from 1966 working under New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher.
The organization and festival was co-founded and led by three local Harlem producers: Neal Ludevig, J.J. El-Far and Chelsea Goding. [3] [4] [5] The festival debuted in 2012 after a successful Kickstarter campaign garnered press from The New York Times, [6] The Daily News, [7] [8] DNAInfo, [9] Northhattan News, [10] and a number of other media outlets. [11]
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Tony Lawrence (born c. 1936) is a Kittitian-American singer, actor, community activist and festival organiser.In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the main organisers of the annual Harlem Cultural Festival [1] in New York City, including the 1969 festival celebrated in the 2021 documentary film Summer of Soul.
The film examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place on six Sundays between June 29 and August 24 at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park) in Harlem, using professional footage of the festival that was filmed as it happened, stock news footage, and modern-day interviews with attendees, musicians, and other commentators to provide historical background and social context.
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The Harlem International Film Festival (Hi) is an annual five-day film festival in Harlem, New York. [1] The first festival took place in 2005. [2] Michael Franti's I Know I'm Not Alone was named Best International Documentary at the festival that year. [3] The short film Eme Nakia was selected to be screened at the 2006 festival. [4]
Bubbling Brown Sugar is a musical revue written by Loften Mitchell based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire and featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the Harlem Renaissance, 1920–1940, including Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, and Fats Waller. [1]