DANCE PARTY!! The Bar-Kays singing Son Of Shaft before a live audience of 100,000 people at the LA Coliseum on August 20, 1972. This event was part of the Wattstax concert festival, was organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots and black power, pride, culture, tradition and heritage struggle. The party and peaceful atmosphere of Wattstax was seen by some as “the African Americans answer to Woodstock”.  This footage is part of the film Wattstax. Enjoy:

DANCE PARTY!!

The Bar-Kays singing Son Of Shaft before a live audience of 100,000 people at the LA Coliseum on August 20, 1972. This event was part of the Wattstax concert festival, was organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots and black power, pride, culture, tradition and heritage struggle. The party and peaceful atmosphere of Wattstax was seen by some as “the African Americans answer to Woodstock”.  This footage is part of the film Wattstax. Enjoy:


  1. 2nd July 2010
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