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LP: New Music - New Poetry (1981)
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New Music New Poetry by Amiri Baraka released in 1982. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript.
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In the liner notes to Amiri Baraka/s LP "New Music - New Poetry," Baraka calls poetry "a music form . . . speech musicked," observing that "the poetry of the dying epoch (racism and monopoly capitalism,
Jun 29, 2021 · Baraka’s final recordings take their place alongside The New York Art Quartet, It’s Nation Time, New Music-New Poetry, and Real Song as the fullest statements, and best audio quality recordings left us by this artist.
Today poets still draw on the forms and rhythms of different musical traditions, from jazz, rap, and hip-hop to folk songs and country music. In this collection, we’ve selected poems, articles, and audio and video material that touches on the dynamic, ongoing relationship between these two art forms.
