Gil Scott-heron

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Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American militant activists. Heron is perhaps most well known for his poems/songs "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and "What's the Word - Johannesburg" a movement hit during the 1980's South Africa college and national divestment movement in the United States of America. He began recording in 1970 with the LP Small...read more

Piano player 1980 Madison avenue Re-ron The liberation song (red, black and green) Racetrack in france Spirits The summer of '42 Give her a call Willing Under the hammer 95 south (all of the places we've been) Me and the devil (nyc orchestral version) Guerilla Cane Work for peace Don't give up Western sunrise Hello sunday! hello road! Fell together Bicentennial blues Alluswe Third world revolution Corners Essex Lady's song The other side, part i Gil scott-heron - the revoluti Sharing Late last night Tuskeegee 626 Angola, louisiana Pardon our analysis (we beg your pardon) The bottle - guan guanco (live) Push come to shove Shah mot Black men and monster movies The vibemasphere Introduction Spacesong Artificialness Comment number one Jose campos torres The new deal Liberation song Space shuttle Peace Delta man Heron and jamie xx Move on up You can depend on Beginnings Alien 95 south The world is a ghetto Gumbai Living in a bottle And then she wrote meditations Vildgolia Lady day Fingertrack 649 First in flight Niggers are scared of revolution Outro Ghetto style Black wax A prayer for everybody 13 intro to vildgolia Before i hit the bottom Enoying yourself The spirit of the drum Mercy mercy me Evolution Gil speaks about spirits

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