Sound Obsession

A NY Poem: Spoken Word & Proto-Rap

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120 minsFirst aired 16 May 2017Next Sound Obsession Today at 7:00am EST
Artwork by Nick Taylor

Kirk Degiorgio picks urban love letters, poetic pamphlets and wordy rapping by The Last Poets, James Brown, Eden Ahbez, Sun Ra and more.

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