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SummerStage with Gil Scott-Heron co-presented with MfAA
August 5, 20107:00pm - 9:00pm
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Where: Marcus Garvey Park (View Map)
Description: Gil Scott-Heron’s poetry and music is widely acknowledged as the matrix from which hip-hop and neo-soul emerged. His transgressive, politicized, spoken-word-meets-jazz recordings have been covered, sampled, referenced, deified and parodied by generations of artists. 2010 saw the release of I’m New Here, Scott-Heron‘s first release in thirteen years. SPIN called the album, "not so much a comeback as a testament to spiritual resilience." Image: GliScott-Heron performs
