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BrownstoneJAZZ presents ABIODUN OYEWOLE of the Last Poets

BrownstoneJAZZacoustic sound livingroom concerts     AFRO AMERICAN MUSIC MONTH         PROUDLY PRESENTS   ABIODUN OYEWOLE                            Talents    Jazz, Gospel, Rap, Poetry or Spokenword               Orginal Hip Hop Creator "HE'S come this far by faith, and so have we." Here we are together.              -music trio-         Music Director- Eric Lemon, bassist Sharpe Radway-piano      Sylvia Cuenca-drums Abiodun Oyewole (born Charles Davis, Jr., February 1948), is a poet, teacher and founding member of the American music and spoken-word group The Last Poets, which developed into what is considered to be the first hip hop group.[1] Critic Jason Ankeny wrote, "With their politically charged raps, taut rhythms, and dedication to raising African-American consciousness, the Last Poets almost single-handedly laid the groundwork for the emergence of hip-hop                     OPEN MIC NIGHT FISHFRY BUFFET INTERMISSION.   At 8PM DOOR OPEN. POPCORN MIX AND MINGLE. START TIME 9:00PM 107 MACON ST. BETWEEN MARCY AND NOSTRAND AVE'S.   2ND SHOW AT 11:00PM. IF NEEDED please check by phoning   $20.00 donation. Half off open mic performers only LIQUID REFRESHMENTS ARE AVALIABLE., by FIXED DONATIONS      

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