Abu Jamal

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
For Years the New York City incendiary underground Puerto Rican revolution-rockers known as RICANSTRUCTION have actively supported the movement to free Mumia Abu Jamal, performing at events such as MILLIONS FOR MUMIA, MUMIA 911, MICS FOR MUMIA, and various other rallys, demos, and protests to "Free Mumia". Now they have re-released their radical and raging ABU JAMAL REMIX BENEFIT CD (with three brand new catch a fire cuts, including a smoldering one of a kind rendition of the Billie Holiday classic, STRANGE FRUIT) on AWOL RECORDS. Proceeds from thispowerful and pulverizing new release will go towards the movement to free Mumia Abu Jamal, so this is your opportunity to support Mumia and get a hold of some amazing and insurrectionary music too.

Tracks:

A Bright Shining Hell
A Message To Mumia
A House Is Not A Home
May 13th Remembered
Father Hunger
Black August
Legalized Crime
Diversity On The Airwaves
The Freedom To Write
Statement
The Depth Of Our Courage
Who Is Not On Death Row?
Alignment - Man Is The Bastard
Infiltrator - Man Is The Bastard
Fusing Skull And Anvil - Man Is The Bastard
Subterfuge - Man Is The Bastard

Customer Reviews:

Didn't like 'Man is the Bastard'.......2001-08-29

Four stars for Mumia Abu Jamal.
Quite a revealing disk. Plus speaker like Allen Ginsber, Asata Shakur, and of course, JB.
Pretty good, but turn it off after twelve.

Didn't care for 'Man Is The Bastard........2001-08-16

The lectures were very enlightening. With sound bytes from everybody, Allen Ginsberg, Assata Shakura to Bob Dole, something to think about. I do believe I've heard the JB part befor though

Mumia Abu Jamal makes alot of sense, but.......2001-08-15

The music portion [stinks]. 'Man Is The Bastard, I didn't like. But, the first part of the album was really enlightening, with speakers like Assata Shakur, Allen Ginsberg, and Jello Biafra. Opened my mind!

Three and a half stars.

All Things Censored... : Huntingdon And SCI Greene Sessions [Spoken Word]
Average customer rating:

A worthwhile listen-Very incisive views

This guy is a murderer

Eloquent...Informative...Compelling...

The Voice for the Voiceless

interesting compilation,obfuscates the real point

All Things Censored... : Huntingdon And SCI Greene Sessions [Spoken Word]
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Manufacturer: Alternative Tentacle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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Tracks:

Dorothy Allison - Dorothy Allison
Dedication
From Death Row
War On The Poor
Cornel West - Cornel West
Media is the Mirage
Ronald Hampton - Ronald Hampton
True African American History
Sister Helen Prejean - Sister Helen Prejean
When Ineffective Means Effective
Howard Zinn - Howard Zinn
Death: The Poor's Prerogative?
Dr. Jocelyn Elders - Dr. Joycelyn Elders
A Rap Thing
Alice Walker - Alice Walker
Mother Loss
William Kunstler Introduction - William Kunstler
Acting Like Life's a Ballgame - William Kunstler
Ramona Africa - Ramona Africa
May 13 Remembered, Part II
Juan Gonzalez - Juan Gonzalez
Seeds of Wisdom
Martin Sheen - Martin Sheen
NAFTA: A Pact Made In Hell
Robert Meeropol - Robert Meeropol
De Profundis
Justice Bruce Wright - Justice Bruce Wright
No Law, No Rights
Assata Shakur - Assata Shakur
Sweet Roxanne
Manning Marable - Manning Marable
Blackmun Bows Out Death Game
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It's Not Nice To Fool With Mother Nature
John Edgar Wideman - John Edgar Wideman
South Africa

Amazon.com

This spoken-word CD by Mumia Abu-Jamal is a collection of speeches and essays by the death-row inmate and features supporters as diverse as Alice Walker, Cornel West, Martin Sheen, and Dorothy Allison. Before he was jailed for murder in 1981, Abu-Jamal was president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and a civil rights activist. His eloquence as a writer shows in his numerous essays, which touch on everything from poverty to racism to rap, but unfortunately the author is not a natural speaker. His voice lacks the fire and brimstone of a Jesse Jackson or a Martin Luther King Jr.; instead, Abu-Jamal delivers his politicized speeches with the even-toned, calming tenor of a newscaster (not surprising when you consider that he also worked for WUHY-FM before his arrest. And although the topics might seem almost commonplace to us in this age of feminism and affirmative action, it's still a message worth hearing. --Tricia Romano

Customer Reviews:

A worthwhile listen-Very incisive views.......2005-10-07

Let me be clear initially: I have no idea whether this man is innocent or guilty of the crime. Further: I think he deserves a scrupulously fair trial and let the chips then fall. On the subject at hand, however, it is clear that this is a very intelligent and articulate man in a very bad situation. I enjoyed the no holds barred nature of the segments.

What I did not enjoy was the "rah-rah" segments by other people. Eliminate these and put in more by Jamal and this is a very desirable CD set. Fortunately, my CD player has a very efficient skip button.

This guy is a murderer.......2003-05-11

Are you people kidding me? This guy should be fertilizer by now not selling CD's. Welcome to bizaro world.

Eloquent...Informative...Compelling..........2002-11-01

The one and only criticism I have about this work is that Mumia's oration invariably sounds vapid, but not so much that it detracts from the overall value of this album. I highly recommend it to anyone who seeks to hear the actual voice of the "Voice of the Voiceless". The substance of all the essays is ever absorbing and compelling. I stand in reverence to the man who has been able to maintain such a resilient spirit in the face of ongoing horrendous treatment and wrongful imprisonment. I also highly recommend reading Mumia's "Death Blossoms", a collection of vignettes he has written while in prison, and a work that is perhaps the best peek one can steal into the soul of the internationally known political prisoner.

The range of issues Mumia addresses in "All Things Censored" is impressive and informative and a testament to his penchant for analyzing crucial issues from a fresh and thoughtful angle. The conclusion of each piece recited by Mumia is cleverly punctuated by the sound of the slamming of a cell door behind the hook, "From Death Row, this is Mumia Abu Jamal".

Some of the best minds in America have joined Mumia on this CD to speak on his behalf and in favor of justice and against the Prison Industrial Machine. Ramona Africa speaks with characteristic fire and conviction, in a speech that was dubbed on a track of the Seeds of Wisdom album (get this CD!) The spirit of slain freedom fighter Judi Bari lives on in her cameo on the album. Anyone who has taken an honest, serious and open-minded look at Mumia's case will do well to get this as a collector's item. If you do not get this CD, at least check out the Refuse & Resist website for the full body of facts on the case. Also check out Mumia's three books and newest CD.

The Voice for the Voiceless.......2001-01-08

Mumia Abu-Jamal has come to national spotlight under charges of improper judicial prodeedings and the national tilt toward a moratorium of the death penalty. While I am still unsure about the guilt of Mumia, this CD is vital to those who profess his innocence, those who are anti-death penalty -- and even those who are pro-death penalty. Mumia speaks with a voice of reason on issues ranging from prison brutality to the lack of objectivity in the mass media.

Most of these essays were to be aired on National Public Radio, but shortly before the first air date they were cancelled because NPR's sponsors did not agree with what Mumia was saying. That is a common theme throughout this CD: the people in charge are trying to keep Mumia silent by punishing him for writing his books ("Live on Death Row," "Death Blossoms," and "All Things Censored") and recording these sessions.

Buy this CD and learn what the higher-ups don't want you to know about. This CD is harmful to their very existance and if only for that reason you should listen to it.

interesting compilation,obfuscates the real point.......2000-11-08