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Summary
Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."
Cast
Gylan Kain
Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
Felipe Luciano
Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
David Nelson
Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
Carlos Cuebas
Congas
Gene Ballard
Drummer
Gardenia Carter
Self
Geoffrey King
Self
Crew
Director
Herbert Danska
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Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
new york city
hip-hop
poetry
ghetto
street theater
rooftop
rap
revolutionaries
african american
lower east side
black power
afro-latino
puerto rican
old school rap
young lords
soul
boricua
last poets
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