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Like the dove that represents their spirit, the Cymande story soars once again, this time in OKC.
The 2022 deadCenter Film Festival is the home of many experiences, including a few free and open to the public in OKC’s most beautiful spaces. Last night they premiered the OKC Thunder Film, The Seeds of Greenwood, as part of the Friday Night Frolic in Scissortail Park, and tonight they are debuting the new music documentary, Getting It Back: The Cymande Story. The film documents the origins of the hugely influential UK funk band, Cymande, as well as their break-up and recent rebirth.
In this exclusive deadCenter 2022 interview on The Cinematic Schematic, host Caleb Masters and special guest co-host, Stuart Hudson, the co-publisher and editor-in-chief of Edible OKC Magazine, are joined by two Cymande band members and film producer/director Tim Mackenzie-Smith who tell their story.
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW
Cymande guitarist Patrick Patterson and bass player Steve Scipio join Mackenzie-Smith to share their stories about the band’s history and discuss why now is the time for their comeback and the documentary.
Getting It Back: The Cymande Story is playing to the public in the Wheeler District tonight at 9 PM CST.
Special Guests
Stuart Hudson
Co-Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of EdibleOKC
Guest Co-Host
Patrick Patterson
Cymande Co-Founder and Guitarist
Steve Scipio
Cymande Bass Player
Tim McKenzie-Smith
Director/Producer of Getting It Back: The Cymande Story
According to the deadCenter website, Getting It Back: The Cymande Story can be described as:
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.
When and Where to Watch Getting It Back: The Cymande Story
Saturday, June 11th, 9:00 PM @ Wheeler District – FREE TO THE PUBLIC
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