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THE LAST POETS | Niggers Are Scared Of Revolution! | Jazzoetry | When The Revolution Comes

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Kevin Alexander Gray

The Last Poets

The Last Poets

Umar Bin HASSAN – voice
Abiodun OYEWOLE – voice
Don BABATUNDE Eaton – percussion

WEBSITE -http://www.myspace.com/thelastpoetsdotnet

INTERVIEW WITH PerfectSoundForver-http://www.furious.com/perfect/lastpoets.html

GROUP BIO - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Poets

Filed under: Movement & Message Music, Poetry, Soul | Tagged: Abiodun Oyewole, African American poets, black fusion, Black Revolution, Don Babatunde Eaton, jazz, Jazzoetry, Niggers Are Scared Of Revolution!, Poetry, rhythm, spoken word, Spoken Word Soul, The Last Poets, Umar Bin Hassan, When The Revolution Comes

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