Baraka was well known as poet, playwright and novelist both under that name and his birth name (LeRoi Jones), but this is the first I've heard of him actually making a record album.
The late '60s and early '70s were probably the form's Golden Age on record. Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets and other Black spoken word artists flourished then.
You might like this collection of mostly classical art song settings of Langston Hughes poetry with the great Maria Corley playing piano on most.
Evil is my favorite poem, it should really be the motto of my Substack
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_looTSYep4xJLnUESZjsUmwxqGxfCuAuAI&si=OvxOiY4uwkAIcIo3
Lana del Rey's Violet's Bent Backwards a modern take on the genre, and there were interesting examples from some of the best poets.
Baraka was well known as poet, playwright and novelist both under that name and his birth name (LeRoi Jones), but this is the first I've heard of him actually making a record album.
The late '60s and early '70s were probably the form's Golden Age on record. Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets and other Black spoken word artists flourished then.