Last Poets - OH My People

The Last Poets 
This is Madness 
Celluloid 6108 - Re-issue LP

There was nothing even remotely like the Last Poets when the trio of New York wordsmiths (Umar Bin Hassan, Abiodun Oyewole and Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin) and their percussionist (Nilaja) burst on the scene in 1970. For the first time, here was an outfit that understood African chanting and free-jazz dissonance; with the accompaniment of just hand drums, the group was able to express the message of black nationalism in frenetic howls and galvanizing taunts, using images so true to the streets they could not be denied. After a period of inactivity, and spurred on by the rise of hip-hop, Bill Laswell took them into the studio to record Oh My People in 1984. The album features a group of percussionists, and the great Bernie Worrell on 3 tracks! 

     Track Listing:
Get Movin' 
This is Your Life 
What Will You Do
Oh My People 
Hold Fast 
Parting Company  

NEW SEALED re-issue LP (no barcode)