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The Harlem Renaissance

6.0 75 mins Documentary   Music   History   2004
Director(s): Marino Amoruso

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenges many of the genre's artists faced when trying to gain recognition within conventional society. Included are anecdotes from musicians and historians, plus footage of performances and interviews with Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more.

Casts of The Harlem Renaissance

Cab Calloway

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Jordan

as Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

as Self (archive footage)

Bill Robinson

as Self (archive footage)

Nat King Cole

as Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

as Self (archive footage)

Charlie Parker

as Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

as Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

as Self (archive footage)

Fats Waller

as Self (archive footage)

Fletcher Henderson

as Self (archive footage)

The Mills Brothers

as Self (archive footage)

Sidney Bechet

as Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Dandridge

as Self (archive footage)

Billy Eckstine

as Self (archive footage)

Warren Schaefer

as Narrator

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