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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson says directorial debut 'Summer of Soul' is his “chance to correct history”

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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson says he hopes “to correct history” with his directorial debut Summer of Soul. 

The documentary, which chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, follows the series of concerts that took place at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem over the course of several weekends. Questlove tells ABC Audio that Summer of Soul actually “found .”

“I was approached thinking that I was this like wise music savant, who just so happened to write four books, made 17 albums, won five Grammys and had my hand in all things creative,” Thompson says. “And these guys are telling me that back in ’69 300,000 people saw

 

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