Gil Scott-Heron initially recorded “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” for his 1970 live album, Small Talk at 125th and Lennox. Heron performed the poem about the realness of revolution before a studio audience with nothing but congas and bongos. The poem was a response to The Last Poet’s “WhenContinue Reading
[youtube id=”HiEST26-bcc”] XL Recordings is releasing a new album of unheard songs from Gil Scott-Heron that were recorded in 2008 during the I’m New Here sessions. The recordings are stripped down versions of some of past material, including this version of “Alien (Hold On Your Dreams).” XL chose to makeContinue Reading
Your browser does not support iframes. Gil Scott-Heron is the subject of Unsung’s latest episode. Heron, who passed in 2011, is always cited as a forefather of hip-hop because of his jazz poetry that focused on America’s social weaknesses. Related posts: XL Recordings Is Releasing A New Gil Scott-Heron AlbumContinue Reading
[youtube]etlD4gCyXDM[/youtube] Last night the BRC gathered for a repeat of their Gil Scott-Heron tribute show, Pardon Our Analysis: An All-Star Gathering for Gil Scott-Heron. Onstage for “The Bottle” was a bevy of Black boho luminaries including Heron’s collaborator Brian Jackson, Abiodun Oyewole, Sandra St. Victor, Hanifah Walidah, Gordon Voidwell andContinue Reading