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Gil Scott-Heron covert hier zowel oude bluesheld Robert Johnson als de veel minder oude cultheld Bill Callahan (Smog). Uit de pen van Callahan kwam nota bene het titelnummer van I’m New Here. Wat i... Lees meer

Når jeg hører navnet Gil Scott-Heron så er det umuligt at ikke tænke på 70'erne, og hans jazz/rap poesi, der var et intelligent oprør mod bl.a. medierne, politikerne, samfundet og racisme/civil rig... Lees meer

De laatste keer dat Gil Scott-Heron meewerkte aan een muziekalbum, was tien jaar geleden voor de klassieker Reflection Eternal van rapper Talib Kweli. Als cameo klonk zijn doorrookte stem, die iede... Lees meer

You would be forgiven for feeling skeptical at the very least prior to hearing this album from the soul-jazz legend. Coming 16 years after his last release, and having spent a lot of that time lock... Lees meer

What is the value of endurance? In a musical environment where bands go from buzzed-about to backlash in 24 hours, simply persisting is an accomplishment. In this climate, that a performer can evol... Lees meer

Since writing poetry as a teenager and making his first foray into songs on 1970's Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, Gil Scott-Heron's fusion of message and music has influenced countless activists an... Lees meer

In the ‘70s, Gil Scott-Heron bridged jazz, soul, protest music and poetry into a singular sound, one that anticipated hip-hop and influenced everyone from Chuck D to Michael Franti. But in the la... Lees meer

It's always easy to forecast others' doom, announces Gil Scott-Heron near the end of his first album since 1994. Never having been one for the easy route — remember that, working in the early '70... Lees meer

Gil Scott-Heron: man, man, wat een sfeer, wat een stem. Daar wordt een mens toch even oorgevoelig van. Voor ik het vergeet, iedere muziekliefhebber moet zijn song “The Revolution Will Not Be ... Lees meer

A late-career revival with the potential to one day equal Rick Rubin’s work with Johnny Cash, the musical disinterring by the head of XL, Richard Russell, of the godfather of rap from a prema... Lees meer