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Right On! (1970)

Right On! (1970)

Music History Documentary

If You're Ready For It - Right On. If Not - This Movie Could Mess Up Your Mind.

Release Date: 1970, October 1
Directors: Herbert Danska
Countries: United States of America
Production: Concept East N.Y., Concept East N.Y.
Cast: Felipe Luciano, David Nelson, Geoffrey King, Gylan Kain, Carlos Cuebas, Gene Ballard, Gardenia Carter

Overview:

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."

Keywords:

new york city revolutionaries african american ghetto hip-hop poetry souls rooftop afro-latino rap lower east side puerto rican black power street theater old school rap young lords boricua last poets