S01E05 REAL GONE – "Universal Zulu Nation" (The South Bronx 1970-76, Gil Scott-Heron, The Nuyoric...

Описание: Completed in 1972, the construction of the Cross-Bronx Expressway resulted in the displacement of over 60,000 people from primarily Black and Latino neighbourhoods in the South Bronx, New York City. A combination of severe austerity measures including the closure of fire stations combined with ‘Disinvestment’ by local landlords and widespread arson further contributed to the decimation of 80% of available housing stock, with large swathes of The Bronx left in ruins.
In this same period, following the Hoe Avenue Gang Truce of 1971, the street parties hosted by Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash (all children of Caribbean immigrants) would trigger the emergence of Hip-Hop which would impose an irreversible influence on global music culture in the decades that followed.


The music of NYC resident Gil-Scott Heron in the early 70s would transform and elevate American soul and jazz music, informing Hip-Hop as it progressed into THE dominant form of musical expression for socially conscious Black artists from the 1980s onwards. Venues like The Nuyorican Poets Cafe opening in 1973 would facilitate the growth of a more lyrical street poetry throughout the City.


And Archie Shepp’s seismic 1972 album “Attica Blues” would represent an attempt to transcend the brutal events of the 1971 Attica State Prison Uprising where 43 men were killed when State authorities regained control of the prison from inmates protesting living conditions after a five-day siege.


A vital period in Black American music culture.


Books


‘Black Noise” Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America’ – Dr. Tricia Rose


‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of The Hip-Hop Generation’ – Jeff Chang


‘The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop’ – Jonathan Abrams


‘The Last Holiday’ – Gil Scott-Heron


Songs


‘Death Rap’ – Margo’s Kool Out Crew


‘Apache’ – Incredible Bongo Band


‘Zulu Nation Throwdown’ – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force


‘Fantastic Freaks at The Dixie’ – Fantastic Freaks (Wild Style OST)


‘The Bottle’ / ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ - Gil Scott-Heron


‘Give It Up or Turnit A Loose’ – James Brown


‘Accents’ – Denice Frohman (Live at The Nuyorican Café)


‘Attica Blues’ / ‘Quiet Dawn’ – Archie Shepp


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