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Right On!

History | Documentary

6.0

Release Date

October 1, 1970

Duration

78 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."

Casts

Gylan Kain

Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')

Gylan Kain

Felipe Luciano

Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')

Felipe Luciano

David Nelson

Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')

David Nelson

Carlos Cuebas

Congas

Carlos Cuebas

Gene Ballard

Drummer

Gene Ballard

Gardenia Carter

Self

Gardenia Carter

Geoffrey King

Self

Geoffrey King

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