Soulpower

Music / History

Documentary examining the historical and political contexts of the evolution of soul, beginning by heading to the churches of the Deep South to explore its roots in African-American gospel music. Gregory Porter, Chuck D, China Moses and Salim Washington share their thoughts on their favourite artists from the 1950s and 60s, and there is archive footage of Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and Mamie Smith.