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Amiri Baraka 08/05/1985

SHOWID 263239

Set I

 

Set II

 

Set III

 

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First half of a class by Amiri Baraka on speech, rhythm, sound, and music. The discussion covers Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, Amos Moore, John Cage, Robert Duncan, T.S. Eliot, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Max Roach, Allen Tate, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and German expressionism.

Second half of a class by Amiri Baraka on speech, rhythm, sound, and music. The class includes a
discussion of form over content, a tape of Miles Davis, and a performance by Poetic Justice including David Nelson and Pam
Donald.