01 Jan 2011
Les États-Unis d'Afrique
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Right On!
If You're Ready For It - Right On. If Not - This Movie Could Mess Up Your Mind.
Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."
Top Billed Cast
Gylan Kain Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
Felipe Luciano Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
David Nelson Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
Carlos Cuebas Congas
Gene Ballard Drummer
Gardenia Carter Self
Geoffrey King Self
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