1971 — Nikki Giovanni and the New York Community Choir — #LetItWashOverYou

June 7, 2013

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Nikki Giovanni reads selected poems accompanied by the music of the New York Community Choir. CD was released in 1971.
Director: Benny Diggs.
Personnel: Nikki Giovanni (spoken vocals); Isaac Douglas, Edgar Kendricks, Arthur Freeman, Wilbert Johnson, Benny Diggs, and the members of the New York Community Choir.
Giovanni joined the voices of five regional gospel choirs at James Madison University’s Wilson Hall Auditorium on Monday, February 27, 2006 for a concert commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of “Truth Is On Its Way,” one of the first recordings of its kind, combining traditional gospel spirituals with Giovanni’s own contemporary poetry.

Nikki Giovanni, poet, poetry

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