Basic Info
Release: February 16, 2024
Runtime: 91 min
Status: Released
Videos
Cymande on Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande | BFI Q&A (YouTube)
Trailer (YouTube)
SXSW Teaser (YouTube)
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande
2024
91 min
Overview
In the racially turbulent UK of the early 70s, a group of black musicians came together in South London with a common love of rhythms and a message of peace. Cymande – with the dove as their symbol – combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to form a unique sound. Despite success in the USA they faced indifference in their native Britain, becoming disillusioned and disbanding. But the music lived on, as new generations of artists imbibed and reworked their pioneering sounds in fresh ways. From Soul II Soul to De La Soul, MC Solaar to The Fugees, the Dove had spread Cymande's message far and wide, prompting their return after forty years. This is their story.
Genres
Documentary
Music
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Mark Ronson
Self
Vincent Mason
Self
Donald Johnson Jr.
Self
Cut Chemist
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Kool DJ Red Alert
Self
Masta Ace
Self
Louis Vega
Self
Laura Lee
Self
Mark Speer
Self
Crew
Beatrice Read
Producer
Matt Wyllie
Producer
Cymande
Music
Daniel Gordon
Executive Producer
John Battsek
Executive Producer
Tim MacKenzie-Smith
Producer
Tim MacKenzie-Smith
Director
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