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The Harlem Renaissance

Marino Amoruso

2004 • 1h 15m

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...

The Harlem Renaissance

Cast

Cab Calloway

Cab CallowaySelf (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)

Louis JordanSelf (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Duke EllingtonSelf (archive footage)

Bill Robinson

Bill RobinsonSelf (archive footage)

Nat King Cole

Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)

Lena Horne

Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)

Charlie ParkerSelf (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy GillespieSelf (archive footage)

Count Basie

Count BasieSelf (archive footage)

Fats Waller

Fats WallerSelf (archive footage)

Fletcher HendersonSelf (archive footage)

Sidney BechetSelf (archive footage)

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy DandridgeSelf (archive footage)

Billy Eckstine

Billy EckstineSelf (archive footage)

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