Ho Chi Minh
1977 · Douglas NBLP 7051 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- The Last Poets
- Title
- Ho Chi Minh
- Release
- Delights of the Garden
- Year
- 1977
- Label
- Douglas # NBLP 7051
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Suliaman El-Hadi
- Genre
- Jazz · Jazz Poetry
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Jazz Songs
Formed on 19 May 1968, the anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, The Last Poets pioneered jazz poetry with social and political raps and rhythms, paving the way for the emergence of hip-hop. The collective, based in Harlem, New York, had several line-ups. Their debut 1970 album The Last Poets had two Vietnam War-related protest songs: "Run, Nigger" and "Surprises". The 1971 album Right On! featured "Die Nigga", referencing Vietnam and the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. The 1972 album Chastisment contained "Black Soldier" and "Hands Off". Their 1977 album Delights of the Garden included the song "Ho Chi Minh" about Vietnam and 1970s protests.Ho Chi Minh (Last Poets, The & Bernard Purdie) Douglas Music # NBLP 7051 Anti, protest. Reference to Diem Ben Phu (French intervention).
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Formed on 19 May 1968, based in Harlem, New York
Themes
Anti-War · Vietnamese Perspective · Ho Chi Minh · Battle of Dien Bien Phu · First Indo-China War