The Harlem Festival of Culture is launching this year as a reimagining of 1969's Harlem Cultural Festival.
, attended the original festival as a child and also appears in Summer of Soul.commented, “One of the things we hoped would happen with Summer of Soul is that it would open the door for other stories to be told, in all their forms, especially by people from Harlem. I couldn’t think of a better person to charge through than Musa, whose devoted roots in the community make him the perfect person to represent for Harlem.
Additional indoor and outdoor live music performances are also being planned throughout the year, featuring legacy and contemporary artists from R&B, soul, hip-hop, gospel, jazz, reggae and Latin. Rounding out the offerings will be various community events, moderated discussions and film screenings held at live music and dining venues throughout Harlem and neighboring communities.