JOHANNESBURG,GIL SCOTT HERON

[LordIam1]

Malik Jubal -You got to hear him perform this song on Saturday Night Live back in the 70's. Richard Pryor was the guest host and insisted on having Gil on to perform Johannesburg, which Pryor had heard Gil do in a small club in L.A. Richard was blown away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mind you, this was before the coming urest in Africa. Gil was way ahead of his time! I got to work as Gil's MC/Comedian on a show with he and Shirley Murdock. Malik Jubal

[roburo2002]

He knew what was going on the world very smart individual he will be sorely missed RIP

[lionscourt]

immortal technique is the closest descendent of of him in terms of rap music....

[Celticlicker]

This pioneering genius was generations ahead of his time. He was the lineal descendant of the protest composers of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, as well as the predecessor of rap and hip-hop. His tragedy was that he was an artist as opposed to a commercial spectacle. His protests were prescient not just in that Mandela was still imprisoned, and the struggle was to come. Fascists demand I.D. or papers in ghettoes, Soweto, or even Arizona. The comments of bigots here are simply sad and pathetic.

[RasputinSir]

Great Gil,,Now the Blacks in So.Africa get to be the slime killing Non Africans??ahole

[bambudude]

Accidentally hit the dislike button, my bad. I miss Gil and was glad to have seen him once. You live on in out thoughts, words and revolutionary deeds my brother!

[MrTedPaulson]

Oh mate, I'll miss you already!!!! What a great voice! GRIP & tell god you done your job :)

[riddlezxz]

Another legend leaves,R.I.P.Sir

[ms1996]

R.I.P.

[wdupar20]

RIP brother!



[MsMelzy]

R.I.P Poet...even a little black girl Loved you alot back In Tha DAY!!!......

[polaroideye]

R.I.P Gil Scott-Heron, you were a great, talented, sincere and beautiful soul! May your music, message and genius live on! This is such a sad day.

[911fever]

werd



[MrKareemBlack]

Gaza like Johannesburg !!!

[lowgrau]

Ever seen the one on Saturday Live?

Somebody tell me

[MrLittlefeat]

It's really too bad, NOBODY writes like this for the cause anymore. Very glad I had the opportunity to have this music back in the 60['s & 70's. We have just as many problems in the world today & no one writes & sings for the cause it seems anymore and if they do COMMERCIAL RADIO DOES'NT PLAY IT. THAT'S why I quit the bysiness. Now all I listen to is satilite radio.

[TheJomogogo]

yes brother south africa is great now that the coons have taken charge, like a little slice of heave, same as what happened to Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Everywhere the black man goes things just get better, don't they?

LOLOLOLOLO

[cruddy61]

@TheJomogogo I suppose even arseholes have a purpose!

[NewMadrid01]

God, he is so underrated!

[Mehefinheulog1]

superb

[AceEstwick]

Thank you for posting this!

[soulchosen]

Class tune

[Mr1973ian]

This and 'Winter in America' are two of the best records ever. I remember Dave Cash was 'brave' enough to play this, when he was on Capital Radio in 1975. Pax to all fron 'SoulBoy' Smith.Xxx.

[crustyjuggler83]

Gill Scott Heron should have been playing at that World Cup concert in Johannesburg last night not pop dirt like the Black Eyed Peas

[RustyMilk1]

@crustyjuggler83

Gil SH could have played with that brilliant group from Mali at the W Cup concert. That would have rocked!

[TheSocratease]

@crustyjuggler83 word.

[korvax0]

Unofficial world cup 2010 anthem?

A bit political for football, but still, i think of this song every time i hear about the world cup

[sekouche]

This still brings a smile to my face, after we took over our campus building to fight against for divestment and the police tried to stop us, but we keep coming, am surprise that some didn't get shot because we fought like HELL and we would shout JOHANNESBURGE.... Detroit, New York, L.A like JOHANNESBURGE, LET ME SEE YOUR ID. That was the proudest time in my life, I tell my class about this, and when I went there, people didn't know about Blk people doing this in struggle

[mokacode]

That's what any ex-colonist is supposed to say,isn't it?

[ridsterzxz]

@mokacode lame person,u don,t know me.

[mskimmykim1]

i am from south africa, i grew up there and now i live in the USA. appartheid was not nearly as bad as everybody says, at least the country had infrastructure, health care, education ect. now it is all just a big mess.

[hirofan]

Did you live in Soweto though?

[sheenwp]

Used to dance like crazy to this in a Brighton Nightclub around 1976/77.

It still stands up today like ALL his stuff.

Genius and way ahead of his time

[northerngirl72]

This is so you..! Get uploading Wayne, great stuff.

[SoulsurferUK08]

The genius of Gil. Many thanks for sharing this Rids. No words can do justice to the mans genius. Many thanks again mate.

[ridsterzxz]

UR Quite right my m8,THE Likes ov Gil BRIAN + John Coltrane himself live with us still.

[breadmaker99]

a truly wonderful moment in time me old snizzler

[ridsterzxz]

You no that my m8,this guys shits so real he did,nt even make music 4 monetry reasons,who cud say that now eh?