The new documentary ‘Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande’ tells the story of the British band that quietly influenced much of today’s popular music Many people who know Cymande, the genre-bending British band from the early ’70s, have their own Cymande origin story. For the director Tim MacKenzie-Smith, “it was a mixtape that was… Read more »
The award-winning, celebratory music documentary Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, detailing the life and stories behind one of the most remarkable bands of the 20th century officially opens in North America on July 26th beginning with a two night run at the legendary Quad Cinema in New York City. With insightful interviews with band members… Read more »
PRE-ORDER This year marks the 50th anniversary of Cymande’s Promised Heights, a record that closed out an historic three album run of seminal early ’70s Afro-soul that also included their 1972 self-titled debut and 1973’s Second Time Round. Promised Heights solidified Cymande’s place in music history, and contains some of their most-beloved and often-sampled tracks such as “Brothers On… Read more »
Berlin, Paris, Brussels, London & Amsterdam Tickets On Sale This Friday October 30, 2023 – They’ve been known as “the greatest band you’ve never heard of,” however in 2024 that’s clearly all about to change. Cymande, a group black British musicians, who all came to the UK from the Caribbean as children, released three brilliant… Read more »
‘GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE’ IN UK/IE CINEMAS ON FEB 16 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED FOR 2024 In 1973, with the release of ‘Second Time Round,’ Cymande solidified their place in music history. As children of the Windrush Generation, they were part of the first wave of innovators and originators of the fledgling… Read more »
“London’s greatest funk band” Rolling Stone “Cymande’s story is one of musical survival against all odds” The Guardian “Not only were they a foundation for Brit funk but other movements too. You need gate openers for any movement to happen and they were certainly one of those” Gilles Peterson “Another generation will have the opportunity… Read more »
London – 25 October 2023. BFI Distribution announces today the forthcoming UK-wide theatrical release of GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE. The award-winning music documentary feature will open in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 16 February 2024. The debut feature film from British director Tim Mackenzie-Smith, this is a riveting account of… Read more »