Straight Outta Oakland: the Black Arts Movement 27 City Tour

Straight Outta Oakland

The Black Arts Movement 27 City Tour

Now that the Oakland City Council has approved the Black Arts Movement Business District, the time has come for the Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra to hit the road and complete the 27 City Tour envisioned by ancestor Amiri Baraka.  AB told BAM artists to tour the 27 cities with large populations of North American Africans and spread radical cultural consciousness. He said we should at least establish a fifty seat theatre in each city based on the BAM concept of the artistic freedom fighter. Long live the spirit of AB!

 

The Black Arts Movement was/is the most radical artistic and literary movement in American history, sister of the Black Power Movement. Our mission is to spread radical cultural consciousness throughout the land. We thank the citizens of Oakland for establishing the first Black Arts Movement Business District in America.


 
 BAM co-founder Marvin X and Lynette McElhaney, President of the
 Oakland City Council

We especially thank Oakland City Council President, Lynette McElhaney, for pushing through legislation establishing the Black Arts Movement Business District. Also, thanks to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Laney College President Elnora T. Webb for celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Black Arts Movement at Laney College.




We would like the BAM 27 City Tour to end in Cuba with a grand concert featuring the BAM Poets Choir and Arkestra, Francisco Mora's Afro Horn, Sun Ra Arkestra and David Murray. We need sponsors, promoters, booking agents to make this happen. If you or your city has a venue for the 27 City US tour, please contact Marvin X: 510-200-4164.

Sincerely,

Marvin X,
Producer
BAM 27 City Tour
jmarvinx@yahoo.com

Icons of the Black Arts Movement
invited to join the 
BAM 27 City Tour

Askia Toure

Sonia Sanchez

Marvin X and Danny Glover

 

Nikki Giovanni

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The Last Poets 

Felipe Luciano, Last Poets

Haki Madhubuti

Mrs. Amina Baraka

Marshall Allen, Sun Ra Arkestra

 

Danny Thompson, Sun Ra Arkestra

Francisco Mora Catlett, Afro Horn

David Murray

The Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra

The Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra 

University of California, Merced

BAM 50th Celebration, 2014

 

Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra

Malcolm X Jazz/Arts Festival

Oakland, CA.

2014

Featured artists of the Bay Area 

BAM Poets Choir and Arkestra

Tureada Mikell, Michelle LaChaux, Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Tarika Lewis

Tacuma King

Kujichagulia

Paradise Jah Love

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Choreographer Linda Johnson, Val Serrant, Raynetta Rayzetta

Destiny Muhammad 

Earle Davis

Zena Allen 

 

Aries Jordan

Marvin X

TOWARD THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT 27 CITY TOUR

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Dr. Cornel West and Marvin X

Cornel supports and will participate in the

Black Arts Movement 27 City Tour