Poesie de la Negritude: Léon Damas Reads Selected Poems from Pigments, Graffiti, Black Label, and Nevralgies

written by Leon Damas (Folkways Records, 1967), 25 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Author: Leon Damas
Description: As a reaction to the global domination and colonization by the Western world, La Negritude, a literary movement of black intellectuals in Francophone countries, was responsible for the production of many outstanding oeuvres. A prominent figure in the movement (along with Aimé Césaire and Leopold Senghor), the French-Guianese journalist and politician Léon Damas, shares (in French) several selections from his sizable anthology.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 25 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Spoken Word, Poetry
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 1967
Subject: World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, French Guiana
Keywords and Translated Subjects: América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe