"The Harlem Cultural Festival (also known as "Black Woodstock") was a series of music concerts held in Harlem during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride. Notable participants included Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly & the Family Stone, Jesse Jackson, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach, The 5th Dimension, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, and Moms Mabley, among many others.

The concerts took place in Harlem's Mount Morris Park on Sundays at 3PM from June 29 to August 24, 1969"

I know the whole "Sly & The Family Stone" show is filmed so surely the whole festival

is filmed.It would be awsome to see the whole thing.

Seems like Sly & the Family Stone was the only act who was in both "Woodstock" and what they called "Black Woodstock".

/peace Manki

I thought that Wattstax was known as the Black Woodstock?

I've heard of this before & have really been hoping the footage would see the light of day.

I've had this on dvd 4 a few years, but I never knew it was from this festival. Thanks 4 the info! Hopefully other footage will surface

Mindbells9 said:

I've had this on dvd 4 a few years, but I never knew it was from this festival. Thanks 4 the info! Hopefully other footage will surface

I have the Sly footage and I know the guy who filmed the movie wants to put it out but cannot find a distrubutor.

http://webcache.googleuse...&gl=us

[Edited 6/29/10 13:25pm]

laurarichardson said:

Mindbells9 said:

I've had this on dvd 4 a few years, but I never knew it was from this festival. Thanks 4 the info! Hopefully other footage will surface

I have the Sly footage and I know the guy who filmed the movie wants to put it out but cannot find a distrubutor.

http://webcache.googleuse...&gl=us

[Edited 6/29/10 13:25pm]

Wow,thanks for the info on this whole thing.

Such a crying shame they can't put out these legendary performances.

50 hours of footage....Can you imagine all the good stuff in there...!

/peace Manki

missfee said:

I thought that Wattstax was known as the Black Woodstock?

I thought so too. This is the first time I heard of this being "the black Woodstock". Then again this festival here could've been the black Monterrey Pop Festival for all we know.

[Edited 6/29/10 16:43pm]

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

I thought that Wattstax was known as the Black Woodstock?

I thought so too. This is the first time I heard of this being "the black Woodstock". Then again this festival here could've been the black Monterrey Pop Festival for all we know.

[Edited 6/29/10 16:43pm]

Both "Harlem cultural festival" and "Wattstax" are refered in articles as the "Black Woodstock"

Harlem festival came first July 1969

Woodstock was Aug 1969

and Wattstax was in 1972 and was only limited to the recordlable Stax.

The "Black woodstock" thing was never an official name,just something media came up with.

/peace Manki

manki said:

Timmy84 said:

I thought so too. This is the first time I heard of this being "the black Woodstock". Then again this festival here could've been the black Monterrey Pop Festival for all we know.

[Edited 6/29/10 16:43pm]

Both "Harlem cultural festival" and "Wattstax" are refered in articles as the "Black Woodstock"

Harlem festival came first July 1969

Woodstock was Aug 1969

and Wattstax was in 1972 and was only limited to the recordlable Stax.

The "Black woodstock" thing was never an official name,just something media came up with.

/peace Manki

I see lol

manki said:

Timmy84 said:

I thought so too. This is the first time I heard of this being "the black Woodstock". Then again this festival here could've been the black Monterrey Pop Festival for all we know.

[Edited 6/29/10 16:43pm]

Both "Harlem cultural festival" and "Wattstax" are refered in articles as the "Black Woodstock"

Harlem festival came first July 1969

Woodstock was Aug 1969

and Wattstax was in 1972 and was only limited to the recordlable Stax.

The "Black woodstock" thing was never an official name,just something media came up with.

/peace Manki

Oh okay, thanks for the info.