The Last Poets - Right On! (Soundtrack, 1971)

The soundtrack to "Right On!", the documentary from 1971 that followed a day in the life of The Last Poets - the group of New York City black poets/musicians that were born from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement. As can be expected, you get some interesting and thought-provoking performance poetry alongside the sparse beats of the conga drum.

Apparently, a lot of the poetry performed for the camera was lost because of faulty sound equipment. The liner notes on this LP read "All poems recorded at The Cubicolo Theatre, New York City except Soul which is from the movie soundtrack."        

The foundation work for latter-day rappers - Afro-centric themes, improvisational vocal styles, obscenity, and a political slant.          

Da Mirra wrote: "Never have words and voice been so dramatic to my ears. African beats and jazz instrumentals filter throughout the cd with the voices of anger, intellectualism, passion, and love exploding meaningfully like an adrenalin/steriod- induced beatnik meeting. Strong as a fist and smart as an Encyclopedia, this cd smarts. Beautiful poetry..."

Pachamama wrote: "Right On is the soundtrack to the film of the same name which was shot in 1968 and released two years later. The film Right On had beem lost for many years except for a rough cut of it released in the mid 90's. The soundtrack however is intact and clear as if it were performed today. It's content is as true now as it was then. The Last Poets performances are powerfull and charged through out the recording. Right On is for those who seek true consciousnes in spoken word poetry and a must for those other 95 percent who snooz."

Tracklist

A1	Jibaro / My Pretty Nigger
A2	Been Done Already
A3	Hey Now
A4	Die Nigga!!!
A5	Un Rifle / Oracion Rifle Prayer
A6	Tell Me Brother
A7	Black Woman
A8	James Brown
A9	Soul
A10	Today Is A Killer
B1	Willie Armstrong Jones
B2	Puerto Rican Rhythms
B3	Poetry Is Black
B4	Jazz
B5	The Shalimar
B6	Into The Streets
B7	Alley
B8	The Library

The Last Poets - Right On! (Soundtrack, 1971)
(320 kbps, cover art included)