The concert by GIL SCOTT-HERON, scheduled to perform in Milan on 28 April at the Conservatorio, slips by a couple of months to enrich the already inviting programme of the '10 Giorni Suonati' festival at the Castello di Vigevano on 12 July.
Tickets purchased for Milan can be reimbursed or, alternatively, exchanged (a physical ticket exchange is required) for tickets for Vigevano by 15 May 2010.
The concept of 'forerunner' finds few more fitting examples than that of GIL SCOTT-HERON, when one considers what this artist was to black music from the late 1960s onwards: poet, musician and author, he made a name for himself early in his career as a 'spoken word soul performer' and thanks to his successful collaboration with Brian Jackson has become a reference point for the jazz, blues and soul scene in just a few years. Out of this collaboration came albums such as 'Pieces of a Man' and 'Winter' that influenced and shaped genres such as hip hop and soul.
His style has been defined 'proto rap' precisely because of the incredible anticipation with which Gil sensed the future of black music.
Coming to Italy after the release of the latest album "I'm new here"which includes the brand new single 'Me and the Devil'released on 22 February in the United States. 'I'm New Here' is not just another album, as it marks Gil Scott-Heron's return to the scene after a nine-year hiatus mainly due to the two years he spent in prison (2007 and 2008) for drug possession.
It is his job to open the '10 Giorni Suonati' festival at the castle of Vigevano on 12 July, which will see another black music great, Al Jarreau, on stage only the following day.
MONDAY 12 JULY 2010 - VIGEVANO - SFORZESCO CASTLE - "10 DAYS OF SOUND".
Concert starts at 9 p.m.
Admission 50/35/20 euro + prev.
Tickets on sale on the TicketOne circuit and later in the usual Barley Arts Promotion outlets.
