Tag Archives: Abiodun Oyewole

Walter’s World: Tongues of Fire Choir

By Walter Rutledge

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On Saturday, April 27 the Apollo Theater presented Tongues of Fire Choir by poet, performer, and teacher Sekou Sundiata and composer/trombonist Craig Harris. The production, which premiered at Harlem’s Aaron Davis Hall in 1996, is part of Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited, a seven-month citywide retrospective celebrating the work and creative legacy of Sekou Sundiata (1948- 2007). Continue reading

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The Last Poets, 1960′s, East Harlem

The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement‘s black nationalist movement. Continue reading

The Last Poets & Melba Moore Honor Television Pioneer, Ellis Haizlip

Sometimes history is reflected upon in the mirror of time to reveal unsung glories. One such recent revelation has been the rediscovery of the groundbreaking 1968-1973 PBS series, “SOUL!” Continue reading

The Creative Journey of the Family of Poets

In October 2010 a group of aspiring artists, poets and musicians from Harlem came together to address social change. Working with artist Monte Laster (F.A.C.E.) and Abiodun Oyewole from the seminal collective The last Poets, Continue reading

Music, Film & Poetry in St. Nicholas Park

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Harlem jazz sensation Bill Saxton, poets Autum Ashante and Abiodun Oyewole (Last Poets) will perform before the screenings! This FREE event will be held at St. Nicholas Park (135th St. & St. Nicholas Ave. – C/B trains to 135th St.) at 8 pm on Monday, August 10, 2009. Continue reading