RE: Kind of Hip-Hop

Mitch Wywiorski (MWywiorski@teligentinc.com)
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:17:34 -0400

A definite must is Linton Kwesi Johnson's first release "Dread Beat an'
Blood" ('78 Virgin Records). LKJ is a dub poet of Jamaican heritage,
raised in England - a mixture of "hipster poetry'n' jazz" - fat dub
beatz with a MESSAGE. You'll soon find yourself searching for Forces of
Victory, Bass Culture and LKJ in Dub (glad I've got the wax!). I had the
good fortune of seeing him live in a couple of now, non-existant clubs
in Toronto - the gig at Larry's Hideaway is definitely one of my most
memorable live shows...
Peace,
Mitch

-----Original Message-----
From: Devi [SMTP:rdevraj@bom3.vsnl.net.in]
Sent: Friday, April 17, 1998 2:44 AM
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
Subject: RE: Kind of Hip-Hop

denise johnson wrote:

As to the Last Poets and Gil
Scott Heron being the 'firsts'....I dunno know about
that. What about the
Beat poets of the 50s and 60s......they were speaking
over Coltrane,
Davis, Monk and others.......AJ has been around a long
time.....just that
no one was calling it that then....

That sounds really interesting. I've been listening to
kerouac/kicks joy
darkness and William Burroughs with Material/Bill
Laswell and I guess i'm
all geared up for a Beat season this summer. Any
suggestions about what I
should listen to next? Any recent spoken word+jazz I
should check out as
well?

BTW, I really like the Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron,
and this group called
'Watts Prophets' are often mentioned in the same breath.
Anyone heard of
them?

Devi