Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande

In the racially turbulent UK of the early 70s, a group of black musicians came together in South London with a common love of rhythms and a message of peace. Cymande – with the dove as their symbol – combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to form a unique sound. Despite success in the USA they faced indifference in their native Britain, becoming disillusioned and disbanding. But the music lived on, as new generations of artists imbibed and reworked their pioneering sounds in fresh ways. From Soul II Soul to De La Soul, MC Solaar to The Fugees, the Dove had spread Cymande's message far and wide, prompting their return after forty years. This is their story.

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Art

Kim Teddy

Graphic Designer

Camera

David Corfield

Director of Photography

Directing

Editing

Matt Wyllie

Editor

Enge Gray

Colorist

Production

Beatrice Read

Producer

John Battsek

Executive Producer

Daniel Gordon

Executive Producer

Matt Wyllie

Producer

Sound

Cymande

Music

George Foulgham

Sound Mixer

Gary Welch

Music Supervisor

Art

Kim Teddy

Graphic Designer

Camera

David Corfield

Director of Photography

Directing

Editing

Matt Wyllie

Editor

Enge Gray

Colorist

Production

Beatrice Read

Producer

John Battsek

Executive Producer

Daniel Gordon

Executive Producer

Matt Wyllie

Producer

Sound

Cymande

Music

George Foulgham

Sound Mixer

Gary Welch

Music Supervisor