Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella is a 1990 PBS documentary, directed by Spike Lee, around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Take 6, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson.[1]

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Written byGerard Brown
Directed bySpike Lee
Ernest R. Dickerson
StarringSpike Lee
Debbie Allen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersGerard Brown
Cherie Fortis
Spence Halperin
CinematographyRobert Leacock
Anastas F. Michos
Alain Onesto
Mark Whitman
Crystal Griffith
Rebecca Kurtz
Running time85 minutes
Production companySpence Halperin/Gerard Brown Productions
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseMay 10, 1990 (1990-05-10)

There is an Audio CD album and MP3 of the songs available as well.[2]

Plot

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Lee decides to do a special about acapella music, which means no musical instruments. Then, Lee and Allen find themselves in a Brooklyn alley where they listen to Rockapella, True Image, The Mint Juleps, and The Persuasions. After that, the two attend a concert with all the featured acapella groups at the BAM Majestic Theater. In between songs, there are interviews with the acapella groups as well as songs via rehearsal backstage. Finally, Allen, inspired by all the acapella music that she listened to, suggests to Lee that she does her next album acapella, much to Lee's chagrin.

Cast

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Acapella groups

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Songs

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References

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  1. ^ "Great Performances" Spike & Co.: Do It A Capella (TV Episode 1990), retrieved 2017-11-17
  2. ^ "Do it a Capella" Audio CD and MP3, retrieved 2019-03-17
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