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Born: October 07, 1934 in Newark, NJ
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Poet, playwright, critic, and novelist Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones) is best known to the jazz community for his two books, -Blues People: Negro Music in White America, published in 1964, and -Black Music in 1967, both as LeRoi Jones. Long ...More >>

Discography: 1982 New Music New Poetry 1968 Black Mass More >>

Filmograpy:

2009	Ferlinghetti
2007	Obscene
2007	Revolution '67
2006	Poetry on Fire, Vol. III: The Power of Spoken Word

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Followers: Carl Hancock Rux Gil Scott-Heron The Last Poets More >>

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