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Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time. The genres of the songs performed included soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk, and jazz. Months after the festival, Stax released a double LP of the concert's highlights, Wattstax: The Living Word. The concert was filmed by David L. Wolper's film crew and was made into the 1973 film titled Wattstax. The film was directed by Mel Stuart and nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1974.

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  • Wattstax (de)
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  • Wattstax (fr)
  • Wattstax (it)
  • ワッツタックス/スタックス・コンサート (ja)
  • Wattstax (nl)
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  • Wattstax war ein Musikfestival, das am 20. August 1972 im Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stattfand. Das Festival wurde vom Musikunternehmen Stax Records veranstaltet, um der Unruhen im Stadtteil Watts sieben Jahre zuvor zu gedenken. Der Name ist eine Anspielung auf das Woodstock-Festival. Wattstax, auf dem neben den Konzerten der Stars von Stax Records auch Reden unter anderem des Bürgerrechtlers Jesse Jackson zu hören waren, zog über 100.000 größtenteils afroamerikanische Zuschauer an. Es wurden mehrere Alben mit der Musik des Festivals sowie ein Film veröffentlicht. Die Filmdokumentation erhielt 1974 eine Nominierung für den Golden Globe als bester Dokumentarfilm. (de)
  • Wattstax est un concert de bienfaisance organisé par le label de Memphis Stax Records au Los Angeles Coliseum le 20 août 1972. Le concert a donné lieu à un documentaire musical américain éponyme de Mel Stuart sorti le 4 février 1973, distribué aux États-Unis par Columbia Pictures et en France par Mission Distribution lors de sa réédition cinéma en 2004, ainsi qu'à deux disques : Wattstax: The Living Word, qui regroupe un choix de titres joués ce soir là, et un album regroupant uniquement les chansons jouées par Isaac Hayes, Isaac Hayes at Wattstax. (fr)
  • Wattstax was een eenmalig festival in het Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, te Los Angeles op 20 augustus 1972. Later werd het ook wel het zwarte Woodstock genoemd, omdat er vooral gekleurde mensen aanwezig waren en weinig blanken. (nl)
  • 『ワッツタックス/スタックス・コンサート』（原題: Wattstax）は、1972年8月20日にロサンゼルス・メモリアル・コロシアムで行われたコンサートを記録したドキュメンタリー映画。 第31回ゴールデングローブ賞のドキュメンタリー賞にノミネートされた。 (ja)
  • Wattstax fue un festival de música que se celebró el 20 de agosto de 1972 en Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos) para conmemorar los disturbios de Watts de 1965.​ El festival fue concebido como un «Woodstock afroamericano», participando cantantes de soul, funk y R&B del sello Stax y otros invitados, como el reverendo Jesse Jackson y el cómico Richard Pryor. Todas las actuaciones tuvieron lugar en el y acudieron cerca de 112.000 personas.​ (es)
  • Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time. The genres of the songs performed included soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk, and jazz. Months after the festival, Stax released a double LP of the concert's highlights, Wattstax: The Living Word. The concert was filmed by David L. Wolper's film crew and was made into the 1973 film titled Wattstax. The film was directed by Mel Stuart and nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1974. (en)
  • Wattstax è un film documentario del 1973 diretto da Mel Stuart. È tratto dall'omonimo concerto di beneficenza organizzato dalla Stax Records per commemorare il settimo anniversario dei disordini razziali di Watts del 1965. Il concerto si svolse al Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum il 20 agosto 1972, e vi si esibirono tutti i maggiori artisti sotto contratto con la Stax all'epoca. Mesi dopo, la Stax pubblicò un doppio LP con i momenti migliori del concerto, Wattstax: The Living Word. Il concerto venne filmato dalla troupe di David L. Wolper. (it)
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