OH PRODUCTIONS, WOTGODFORGOT & NOW WAVE PRESENT:

GIL SCOTT HERON
LIVE AT MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE.
SUNDAY 25 APRIL.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FIGURES IN 20TH CENTURY MUSIC TO HAVE COME OUT OF AMERICA, HIS THOUGHTFUL, PROVOCATIVE AND STILL REBELLIOUS VOICE IS SOMETHING TO BE HEARD.

MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS ERA-DEFINING "THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED" GIL SCOTT HERON'S POLITICALLY CHARGED MATERIAL MADE HIM A STALWART FIGURE IN THE 1970'S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. HIS LYRICAL CONTENT COVERED TOPICS LIKE THE SUPERFICIALITY OF TELEVISION AND MASS CONSUMERISM, THE HYPOCRISY OF SOME WOULD BE BLACK REVOLUTIONARIES, WHITE MIDDLE CLASS IGNORANCE OF THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY INNER CITY RESIDENTS AND FEAR OF HOMOSEXUALS.

NOT ONLY A PIONEER OF BLUES AND JAZZ, HIS HONESTY, MATTER OF FACT DELIVERY AND FEARLESSNESS TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE FACE OF MEDIA CRITICISM MADE HIM ONE OF THE HEROES OF MANY IN CONTEMPORARY HIP-HOP AND SPOKEN WORD.

GIL HAS JUST RELEASED HIS FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 16 YEARS 'I'M NEW HERE' TO RAVE REVIEWS.
THE GUARDIAN CALLED IT "A STUNNING RETURN"
DAZED AND CONFUSED "SPELLBINDING"
MANY ARE ALREADY CALLING IT A CONTENDER FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A TRACK FROM IT HERE (VIA THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE):
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/sites/default/files/audio/Gil_Scott-Heron_-_Where_Did_The_Night_Go.mp3

THIS IS GIL'S ONLY DATE IN ENGLAND OUTSIDE OF LONDON.

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