New documentary "Roberta" profiles the soul singer

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Thom Powers
Documentary of the Week | Jan 27, 2023

"Roberta" chronicles how the singer of "Killing Me Softly" went from being a classically trained musician to a soul sensation. Director Antonino D'Ambrosio draws upon interviews with Roberta Flack and her contemporaries such as Jesse Jackson and Angela Davis along with music scholars Emily Lordi and Jason King.

 

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