Black Wax

Name: Black Wax
Director: Robert Mugge
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 1983-01-12
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Ed Brady, Robert Gordon, Gil Scott-Heron, Ed Brady, Robert Gordon

IMDb link: 0083657
IMDb rating: 7.9 (203 votes)
Genres: Music, Documentary
Director: Robert Mugge
Cast: Ed Brady, Robert Gordon, Gil Scott-Heron, Ed Brady, Robert Gordon, Glen 'Astro' Turner and others

Release date: 12 Jan 1983
Release year: 1983
Runtime: 79 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Keywords: social issues, poetry, performance, museum, jazz, film clip, commentary, african american, independent film

Plot:

BLACK WAX is a musical-political entertainment film produced and directed by Robert Mugge. It centers on the late African American poet-singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron - the man Melody Maker called "the most dangerous musician alive" and many dubbed the forefather of rap music - and his Midnight Band. The entertainment is political. HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored.

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