Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis revives ‘X,’ his prescient 1986 opera about Malcolm X: ‘A tragic hero’ – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Anthony Davis revives ‘X,’ his prescient 1986 opera about Malcom X: ‘A tragic hero’ — Read on http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2022-05-01/pulitzer-prize-winner-anthony-davis-revives-x-his-prescient-1986-opera-about-malcom-x-a-tragic-hero

VIDEOLAND: Jessica Hagedorn and the West Coast Gangster Choir, 1975, “Canto Negro” – The Poetry Center

A clip from a video near and dear to my heart has resurfaced! Although I keep my bootleg copy close to my heart, the Poetry Center at SFSU has graciously uploaded part of a juicy and clean copy of Jessica Hagedorn and the West Coast Gangster Choir performing her poem/song “canto negro.” Poetry Center callsContinue reading “VIDEOLAND: Jessica Hagedorn and the West Coast Gangster Choir, 1975, “Canto Negro” – The Poetry Center”