Gil Speaks!
Gil Scott Heron in Conversation
w/Mark Anthony Neal
Friday, February 5, 2010
5:45 pm
The Carolina Theater
The Connie Moses Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Poetry Slam
Friday, February 5, 2010
6:45 pm
The Carolina Theater
Sponsored by the NC Arts Council
Gil Scott Heron In-Performance
Friday, February 5, 2010
8pm
The Carolina Theater
Ticket Prices:
A: $30
Star Members: $18 (off B priced seats)
B: $22
Student ID: $15
The Carolina Theater
309 West Morgan Street,
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3030
About Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet, musician, and author known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word soul performer and his collaborative work with musician Brian Jackson. His collaborative efforts with Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues and soul music, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. The music of these albums, most notably Pieces of a Man (1971) and Winter in America (1974) in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. Scott-Heron’s recording work is often associated with black militant activism and has received much critical acclaim for one of his most well-known compositions “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”. On his influence, Allmusic wrote “Scott-Heron’s unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists”. On February 9, 2010 Scott-Heron will release I’m New Here, his first recording of new music in over 15 years.
About Mark Anthony Neal
Mark Anthony Neal is Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University. He is the author of several books including Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic (2002) and New Black Man (2005).
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet, musician, and author known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word soul performer and his collaborative work with musician Brian Jackson. His collaborative efforts with Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues and soul music, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. The music of these albums, most notably Pieces of a Man (1971) and Winter in America (1974) in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. Scott-Heron’s recording work is often associated with black militant activism and has received much critical acclaim for one of his most well-known compositions “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”. On his influence, Allmusic wrote “Scott-Heron’s unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists”. On February 9, 2010 Scott-Heron will release I’m New Here, his first recording of new music in over 15 years.
About Mark Anthony Neal
Mark Anthony Neal is Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University. He is the author of several books including Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic (2002) and New Black Man (2005).
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