Released:
1970-10-01

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."

Director:
Herbert Danska

Runtime:
1h 18min

Genre:
History, Documentary, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Gylan Kain
  as
  Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
• 
  Felipe Luciano
  as
  Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
• 
  David Nelson
  as
  Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
• 
  Carlos Cuebas
  as
  Congas
• 
  Gene Ballard
  as
  Drummer