Gylan Kain
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Gylan Kain is an American poet and playwright. He was a founding member, in 1968, of the Original Last Poets
(with Felipe Luciano
and David Nelson). He is known for his particularly aggressive spoken word
delivery, and often performs with hand drums or other backing musicians.
He has done multimedia collaborations with the percussionist Z'EV
and has appeared with the Dutch
jazz/hip-hop/fusion group Electric Barbarian since 2003, appearing on their 2004 album él.http://www.electricbarbarian.com/ He is also the subject of several documentary films. His name is sometimes given as simply KAIN or Kain.
The Last Poets
The Last Poets is a group of poets and musicians who arose from the late 1960s African American civil rights movement's black nationalist thread...
(with Felipe Luciano
Felipe Luciano
Felipe Luciano is an American poet, community activist, journalist, media personality, and politician. He is of Puerto Rican heritage....
and David Nelson). He is known for his particularly aggressive spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
delivery, and often performs with hand drums or other backing musicians.
He has done multimedia collaborations with the percussionist Z'EV
Z'EV
Z'EV is an American poet, percussionist, and sound artist. After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out of industrial materials for a variety of record labels...
and has appeared with the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
jazz/hip-hop/fusion group Electric Barbarian since 2003, appearing on their 2004 album él.http://www.electricbarbarian.com/ He is also the subject of several documentary films. His name is sometimes given as simply KAIN or Kain.
Films
- 1971 - Right On!: Poetry on Film (Original Last Poets). Directed by Herbert Danska.
- 1990 - Wings of FameWings of FameWings of Fame is a 1990 Dutch English-language comedy fantasy film directed by Otakar Votocek and starring Peter O'Toole, Colin Firth, Marie Trintignant, Andréa Ferréol and Robert Stephens.-Cast:* Peter O'Toole - Cesar Valentin...
. Directed by Otakar Votocek.
External links
Audio
- MP3 of "X-Cuse Me!" by Electric Barbarian featuring KAIN (click to listen)