GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE

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Showings

Chauncey -Theater 3 Fri, Aug 2 4:00 PM
Chauncey -Theater 3 Sat, Aug 3 6:30 PM
Chauncey -Theater 3 Sun, Aug 4 6:45 PM
Chauncey -Theater 3 Mon, Aug 5 4:30 PM
Chauncey -Theater 3 Tue, Aug 6 4:30 PM
Chauncey -Theater 3 Wed, Aug 7 4:30 PM
Series Info
Series:New Release Films
Film Info
Director:Tim MacKenzie-Smith
Featuring:Prince Paul
Cut Chemist
Peanut Butter Wolf
Runtime:89 minutes
Rating:Not Rated
Year Released:2022
Format:DCP
Production Country:UK
Language:English
Genre:Music Documentary

Description

"Unlike many such documentaries, Getting It Back features in-depth, fascinating analysis of the music." — Elena Lazic, Cineuropa


Cymande, a group of Black British musicians who all came to the U.K. from the Caribbean as children, released three brilliant albums in quick succession in the early 1970s and were embraced in the USA. But in the U.K., they faced a music business beset by prejudice against homegrown Black talent and were largely ignored. They originally split in 1975, but their music lived on, as successive generations of artists and fans found and embraced their songs. Hip Hop, House, Drum and Bass, R&B, Rare Groove, and crate-digging communities all saw something in the songs of Cymande that inspired them. Through insightful interviews with band members and influential figures including Mark Ronson, Laura Lee and Mark Speer (Khruangbin), DJ Maseo (De La Soul), Jazzie B (Soul II Soul), Cut Chemist, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Louie Vega, and Kool DJ Red Alert, this stranger than fiction documentary explores the band's profound impact and enduring legacy.