"If You're Ready For It - Right On. If Not - This Movie Could Mess Up Your Mind."
1970-10-01
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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."
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Director
Herbert Danska
Producer
Herbert Danska
new york cityhip-hoppoetryghettostreet theaterrooftopraprevolutionariesafrican americanlower east sideblack powerafro-latinopuerto ricanold school rapyoung lordssoulboricualast poets
Status
Released
Countries
United States of America
Companies
Concept East N.Y.
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