Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande

Cymande is the greatest band you’ve never heard of and this is their incredible untold story.

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Formed in South London by musicians who came to the United Kingdom from the Caribbean as part of the Windrush Generation and led by Patrick Patterson (guitar) and Steve Scipio (bass), Cymande combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to create a new sound. Despite finding success in the United States with their first three brilliant albums they faced indifference through prejudice at home, became disillusioned and disbanded in 1975. But their music lived on as new generations of artists, in the United Kingdom and the U.S. discovered, sampled and reworked their pioneering sounds, taking their music to new audiences. This wonder-filled documentary is illustrated with archival footage as the story of these unsung music heroes is told on screen through new interviews with the original band members filmed over two years.

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