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Somewhere In Advance Of NowhereBy Jayne CortezHigh Risk Books (1997)
Singer and vocalist Cortez book of poetry.  Jayne Cortez's Blues speak of a poet who knows where she is coming from and where she is going - an...
Jazz, Black Spoken Word, Books
The March On WashingtonThe March On Washington (A Chronological History Of Negro Contributions) Mr. Maestro 1963
Freedom Now ! The March On Washington as recorded on August 28th, 1963
Soundtracks & Library music, Black Spoken Word
Street and Gangland RhythmsBeats And Improvisations By Six Boys In Trouble (1959)Smithsonian Folkways
Street percussion, drumming, songs and chants recorded in New York in 1959 by a group of street kids. Kind of like a prototype Haryou Percussion Group...
Black Spoken Word
Sarah Webster FabioBoss Soul: 12 Poems by Sarah Webster Fabio (1972)Smithsonian Folkways
Tough, tough, tough proto-female rap featuring raw percussion and super-funky accompaniment. This is like Gil Scott Heron's '125th and Lennox' album meets...
Black Spoken Word, Funk/Soul
Movement SoulMovement Soul Vol. 2Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent album featuring documentary commentary ( mainly from radio broadcasts) on lots of black political subjects ( such as Black Pilots in the US air...
Black Spoken Word
WNEW's Story of SelmaWNEW's Story of SelmaSmithsonian Folkways
Conversations and songs with folk singer Pete Seeger, Len Chandler and the Freedom Voices
Black Spoken Word
Angela DavisAngela Davis Speaks (1971)Smithsonian Folkways
Radical Black Panther and black communist speaks out! Fascinating stuff including inteviews about and around the radical poet.
Black Spoken Word
Attica, Rikers and The TombsFrom the Cold jaws of Prison: by Inmates and Ex-Inmates, Musicians and Poets from Attica, Rikers andSmithsonian Folkways
Poetry and songs from prisoners recorded in 1971
Black Spoken Word
Nancy DupreeGhetto Reality (1969)Smithsonian Folkways
Black poet Nancy Dupree accompanied by a group of young kids. Songs include tributes to, amongst others, James Brown.
Black Spoken Word
Huey NewtonHuey Newton Speaks (1970)Smithsonian Folkways
The radical Black Panther speaks!
Black Spoken Word
Sarah Webster FabioSoul Ain't Soul Is: Poems by Sarah Webster Fabio (1973)Smithsonian Folkways
Sarah Webster's black poetry. Some tracks feature conga accompaniment in a Gil Scott Heron/Last Poets stylee! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Black Spoken Word, Funk/Soul
Langston HughesLangston Hughes' Jericho - Jim Crow (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
Performance by Langston Hughes.
Black Spoken Word
Langston HughesThe Dream Keeper And Other Poems (1955)Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent collection of poems and narration from Langston Hughes! Recommended!
Black Spoken Word