Questlove - Black Woodstock, Black Erasure & Black Joy | The Daily Show

[@Ukie_Hags_World]

Black Woodstock Summer of '69? What?!! I had no idea. "A story from history that is lost. A joy from history that is lost." Questlove, thanks for finding them.

[@travelwith2ofus]

This is a must see. WOW! Enjoyed every minute. Quest did an amazing job.

[@Crypt0rkid]

I know these two have the best Jew jokes on the internet.

[@MountTheodore72]

The Mavis Staples and Mahalia Jackson moment was my absolute favorite part of the film. Pure magic. And Nina Simone was a true inspiration. She was a goddess of black liberation and power.

[@fideletamo4292]

Nina was raw and Furious lol..she wanted to start a violent revolution..a warrior soul..

[@judytergis8343]

I saw the doc on an airplane flying to Europe last Fall and was blown away. I lived in NYC in 1969 and I hadn't heard of it because all the news was about Woodstock that summer.

[@ScotHarkins]

Watching "Summer of Soul" was a walk through ALL the songs I remember from my early childhood growing up in Dallas. To SEE and HEAR all these artists and songs and not having ever seen them before feels like a crime!...IS a crime! I'm white and it's not like these songs weren't EVERYWHERE, but all I ever heard about was Woodstock. Thank you so much, Questlove! This is a gift to the world!

[@kab6754]

The way it's described is priceless. Gotta watch it!

[@Eternalspring22]

One of your best episodes. Humanity. Love it. We need to talk about how it got lost!!

[@atiyyab.8912]

Attended the premier of this incredible documentary in LA. A MUST WATCH!!

[@ImanZaineb]

Such an amazing film. ❤️Thank you, QuestLove!

[@jasminekyoko7179]

Incredible documentary!!! I want to watch it again and again and share it with as many people as possible. Each performance could be its own documentary, the amount of gems... I wonder if one day the full archive can be accessible to the public

[@Bildam1]

Questlove is a living music encyclopedia!

[@lasadawll1]

I saw "Summer of Soul" of a Delta flight. Magnificent!!!!

[@ubomninomen7765]

I saw this movie and it was AWESOME!

[@justjackie7272]

Watching Summer of Soul RIGHT NOW !! THANKS

[@mlggamer5296]

You know one of my biggest hope for this thing is that because of the documentary it does cause someone to actually want to bring it back and make it a thing again. Am I the only one thinking this idea

[@eddiebrown9471]

One of the best documentaries ever 🙌🏿 l need it in my library !

[@leannedeluca6026]

Have been waiting for this since Questlove interviewed on NPR, possibly Fresh Air and spoke about this project. Then heard interview with Marilyn McCoo and her trepidation about performing and being accepted by the crowd. Old fashioned, no television so on a waitlist cuz we get Netflix by mail. The anticipation is killing me!!

[@Research0digo]

Leanna, hulu is here on the Internet. They have a free 30 day trial, go for it.

[@leannedeluca6026]

Cool, we have a hot spot on one phone so could smart TV but the buffering can be awful. Probably just where we live. But will give it a try, thanks!

[@VickiiHowell]

It's also on Disney+. Hands down one of the best documentaries I've EVER seen!!! It's not just the music but also the cultural context, which made the concert that much more powerful.

[@adoxartist1258]

Oh wow! I can't wait to watch it! Thanks, Questlove! Thanks, Trevor!

[@charnelladams2166]

And the Oscar goes to.....I absolutely love a music documentary. This was incredible. He deserves the Oscar.

[@tutifruti7488]

That was OG Woodstock... imagine actually being there...wow!! they'd have to sweep me out with a broom

[@ExTriv]

Saw it a couple of weeks ago, and it was epic.

[@Iamchrisshorts]

The dock I saw last year was amazing like we need to bring it back nowwww

[@kendrameinerthodson500]

And, I would just like to add that my first experience of Harlem was when I was trying to visit Columbia University, because I wanted to attend law school there. I missed the subway stop and ended up in Harlem. I was terrified, because young, blonde white women are taught they should be terrified in Harlem. I was trying to cross the street as quickly as possible to get to the platform going back down south, and I felt a hand on the back of my neck. Some kind soul was jerking me back onto the sidewalk as I was walking into traffic to get away from Harlem. Columbia didn't want me, but I learned an invaluable lesson that day. Believing stereotypes can be dangerous to your health. (A few years later, in LA, a Black attorney told me not to go to South Central, though, so maybe it's just a crapshoot.)

[@saschamaj]

I don't know if "Black Erasure" is an appropriate term to use here. There was an all-star concert with 100,000 spectators that could be considered the "Black Woodstock" which was filmed and made into a documentary: Wattstax or the Watts Summer Festival that took place in August of 1972. It may not have had the overall star power of the Harlem festival, but it had the historic "I am somebody" speech of Reverend Jesse Jackson, Kim Weston leading a choir of Black Youth through the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice & Sing", the Staples singers and finally Isaac Hayes delivering historic performances. This documentary did showcase a similar moment in time of black excellence. This documentary should be mentioned in unison with The Summer of Soul. The footage of the Harlem festival could have been picked up throughout the decades by any number of well-connected and wealthy black people in show business (Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Oprah Winfrey, etc.) or maybe even BET. The fact that it wasn't is to me more an indication that the owners of the footage lacked the initiative to shop around for producers rather than some sort of nebulous conspiracy to "erase" positive black history. Why did it take until now for Questlove to be presented with the footage?

[@laurafay2796]

I would ask why was it so difficult to find a producer for a film of all these dynamite concerts?? Because as Quest pointed out, people would relate and say "families just like mine," and the picture of Black Americans relaxing and enjoying themselves was not an image the media wanted to put forth. It would create empathy , howver division was the goal

[@Akilahfoye]

Don't think he means intentional erasure but erasure by omission, neglect, not knowing and not thinking something is significant. But hey those tapes survived 50 years. Thanks for mentioning the other documentary, is it available on any streaming platforms?

[@ExTriv]

Well if you saw the documentary, the promoters did try to shop it around, only to be told no by every Hollywood studio.

[@TheDivayenta]

The difference with SOS is that it was the same exact week as Woodstock and Got no press .

[@junewebb-baptiste2409]

Hindsight has 20/20 vision.Your remark is telling

[@corneliuswhite5139]

I've seen it. It's really a great thing to see!

[@TheAccountShow]

I love your work Trevor

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

sly and the family performed epically at both music venues

[@deborahblackshear3325]

I will have to watch this. Summer of Soul.

[@pheladikekana8490]

I would love for him to come and experience 🇿🇦 summer. It’s still not over yet. We reflect on it on TikTok #satiktok

[@JP-lu9ed]

This film was wonderful. The event was magical.

[@jamesmarieellison]

Congrats to Questlove. But what about The Roots album?

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏿

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this man

[@mlggamer5296]

I'll be definitely checking this documentary out. To learn that this point of history existed nobody knew about it that's crazy to think about but also it does make me wonder what caused the erasure of it? There's probably so many factors to that question but like what's the root cause? You would think something like this would being told by generation to generation and then it evolves onto black Twitter but seems not. I'm glad that Questlove is highlighting it. I want to see this event for myself. A black Woodstock...... wow I'm just trying to get my head around that it sounds really cool

[@willmarinho123]

Questlove is in the house!!

[@Bamajana]

Beautiful Human Being! ❤️ Quest!!!!

[@cillianmurphy1871]

How far human civilization can go if everyone works together..

[@robertcecilmorgan-wilde]

Don't forget we had "Soul to Soul,: and "Wattstax" both as theatrical releases. Go back and check them out!

[@JaeSwift10JamellaSwift]

I'm all about BLACK JOY!!

[@Seyfsha]

Quest Love, Thank you for this Especially the Nina Simone part was intense

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude

[@timnor4803]

Finding out black erasure isn't an Erasure cover band was eye opening...

[@FedUpSista]

Thank you

[@1mstevm]

Got me half way through.

[@justjackie7272]

And Let's not forget The Kool Jazz Festival and Watt's Festival

[@Akilahfoye]

where can you watch them?

[@ikasafarianty9594]

I want to see 'Aespa' here showing their talent because they are representative of the 4th generation of idols and are the first 'metaverse' idols, they are idols who show how technology is getting more sophisticated so that they can produce something extraordinary

[@nicholasschoonbeck6866]

I talk to other white people a lot about the levels or grades of racism, & I too have talked about how white people think as long as I'm not throwing the n-word around, I'm not calling for lynchings, I must not be racist, but that's overt racism, the darkest of the levels. But thinking of black people as less intelligent, or more likely to be criminals, is also racism, also hurtful, also destructive. And even white people who say that are fine with black people, but they are so loud, or make comments about music, that's racism too. We aren't all monsters, but we all can help fix things. Analyze your perceptions, your assumptions, where do they come from, how did you get those ideas, & what are your motives?

[@Akilahfoye]

Amen

[@Research0digo]

@3:32 speaking of controversy, Q; tell us more about back in the day you and the band would accept high school girls into the building ...

[@itserica-erica2618]

Philly✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾❤️

[@kimberlykaufmann3566]

I have never heard the term "code switching" before I am so curious how it applies to the performances.

[@PatrickEvina4891]

I haven’t watched the documentary yet, but code-switching describes how African Americans change the way they talk to sound more White. They usually do it when they work for White people who don’t accept Black people’s dialects (e.g. AAVE), hairstyles, clothing, etc. So they try to blend in to make sure that those White people accept them. I know that in the music industry of the 1960’s, Motown used code-switching to make some of their artists (re: Diana and the Supremes) sound White. It worked ‘cause they had a lot of number-one records that White people loved.

[@RJCHOICE]

@@Stevie-J It may be true that the examples of "code switching" as you called them are not about race relations, or this nations foundation on white supremacy, but the example that Quest Love is referring to is in the context of conforming to avoid racist backlash, and or resentment. Just because "everything" is not about black and white, or racism does not negate the fact that some things are.

[@SE-gs6gd]

@@PatrickEvina4891 that’s not an entirely accurate definition

[@lostpony4885]

Is the grass wall a woodstock exclusive?

[@mlggamer5296]

Correct me if I'm wrong but Questlove is supposed to be the guy that plays for Jimmy Fallon right? It's been awhile since I've seen that show so I don't remember

[@sneakyvictorsneakyvictor7658]

Correct

[@sssdavis6703]

His hip hop group The Roots has been around since the 90s

[@NellieKAdaba]

@@sssdavis6703 Exactly.

[@fastpacedcheese]

mhmm mmhhmmm mmhhhmmmm ! I gots to watch this now, Summer of Souls huhhh ?!!

[@annapeterson803]

I didn't know about this party either! Would I have been invited? I'm a really bad dancer, but I'm trying...

[@Ms1835lastar]

I want to say I searched for this video on 5mins after seeing a glimpse of “up next” and it is not to be found if you search “Questlove and Trevor Noah”

[@tylerhackner9731]

Must see!

[@melissamier7849]

What's Trev doing tonight after work?Movies?

[@apoxonxyourxexes]

I wrote a thing i think is beautiful but it's like these are my words but I got them from you guys

[@melissamier7849]

Trev do you sing?

[@MrPlum0001]

I saw the movie, watched in the cinema, but, did he say "Bill"?

[@ChrisSamuel1729]

Michael Richards ought to watch this documentary.

[@mikegoetz3184]

I bet Questlove would never make derogatory comments towards aboriginal woman. Unlike the host I say this to remind people that we shouldn't put fallible people on pedestals

[@williamlathan6932]

It's the best . . . 😚

[@Crypt0rkid]

These two dudes have the best Jew Jokes on the internet. Can someone give me timestamps of all the best ones? Thanks

[@Alejandro8Mario]

Afro vs Afro round 3, fight!

[@gato0082]

QuestLove always seems like a REAL BREDJ... he cool, & REAL 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶💯💯💯🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🙏❣️🎶🎶🎶🎶 he is right .. there r levels 🧐😨😣☹️😒to it i remember walkin around HARLEM.. B4 gentrification..... it wz different vibe those days .. Nina Simone i had beautiful art on my wall someone created for me... org piece... 💔

[@kajilai]

Afro goals...

[@apoxonxyourxexes]

©®ab

[@haydenhieser7019]

AOC for President 2024

[@butchreed5764]

My man finally started using shampoo lol the fronlooks hella heathy I’m talking about quest

[@juancarrillo1270]

Trevor’s IQ is in the single digits 😒

[@WaleOOO]

"Black woodstock"?? What the REAL name of the event? Why rename it to a replica? "Black wall street" "Black Santa" "Black Holocaust" What the f...? What's the REAL name of the city? What's the REAL name of the event? Please stop reducing our things to the world of 'replica'.

[@torealfonso]

When will you apologise for your jokes about the Holocaust, Trevor? You felt Joe Rogan needed to apologise, so I'm waiting for your apology.

[@coloursfilm]

Questloves hair is so beautiful 😍❤️!!!

[@DJJamOfThaDose]

So this kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3mum3l-a8mebLs is what happened......