Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949 in Chicago, died May 27, 2011 in New York City) was an American poet and musician, known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word performer, associated with African American militant activists. Heron is perhaps most well known for his poems/songs "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and "What's the Word - Johannesburg" a movement hit during the 1980's South Africa college and national divestment movement in the United States of America.
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Gil Scott-Heron has had 80 concerts.
Gil Scott-Heron is most often considered to be Jazz, Soul, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Conscious Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Afropop, Afrobeat, Soul Jazz, Political Hip Hop, UK Bass, Political, Poetry, and Slam Poetry.
The last Gil Scott-Heron concert was on November 14, 2010 at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England, United Kingdom.
The songs that Gil Scott-Heron performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 14, 2010 concert at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England, United Kingdom:
