Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Soul! Episode #311. "Blackfire." Cicely Tyson, Exuma (Achmed Ben Mansel, Michael O'Neill, Kester Smith), Taj Mahal. Hosted by Ellis Haizlip.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
(DO NOT USE THIS SEGMENT) Clip from the motion picture "Sounder."
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Funky Soul opening credits w/ recorded theme provided by King Curtis & the Kingpins.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Taj Mahal performs unidentified instrumental on thumb piano (metallophone, mbira, kalimba).
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Taj Mahal performs "Ricochet" (instrumental) on banjo.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Taj Mahal performs "Cake Walk Into Town" on steel guitar. Rollicking blues song w/ whistle solo.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Taj Mahal performs "Sweet Home Chicago" on steel guitar. Blues. Y'all better know this one! Fantastic performance, the audience quite receptive. Great guitar solo. "Let's get to church here!" Sing-along refrain.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
(DO NOT USE THIS SEGMENT) Clip from the motion picture "Sounder."
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Ellis Haizlip interviews actor Cicely Tyson. Cicely Tyson, sporting an interesting & intricate corn row braid hairstyle, discusses the motion picture "Sounder" & her reasons for taking the role. Ms. Tyson says she wants to be known as an actress rather than a black actress. Ellis Haizlip comments on Cicely Tyson's braided hairstyle. Ms. Tyson discusses her experience on the TV show "Between Yesterday and Today" & her decision to wear a natural hairstyle. Ms. Tyson discusses the empowerment underlying the hairstyles of black women. Ms. Tyson discusses "Sounder."
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Ellis Haizlip interviews Cicely Tyson & Taj Mahal. Cicely Tyson says she would be the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress if she won for her performance in "Sounder." Taj Mahal discusses his musical scoring for "Sounder." Taj Mahal says "My background is in West Indian music, jazz, blues & gospel." Cicely & Taj discuss a particular scene from "Sounder" in which there is an implication that his character might have romantic inclinations w/ her character. Cicely Tyson says she enjoys both the stage & screen, that her "Sounder" character has been her most rewarding. Taj Mahal discusses his budding acting career & his attitude toward the profession.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
(DO NOT USE THIS SEGMENT) Clip from the motion picture "Sounder."
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Gerry Bledsoe asks the audience to write to "Soul" before introducing Exuma (Exuma, Achmed Ben Mansel, Michael O'Neill, Kester Smith). Exuma perform "Sugar in the Plum." Exotic pop song with Caribbean influences. Congas, drum kit, acoustic guitar, ancillary percussion.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Exuma (Exuma, Achmed Ben Mansel, Michael O'Neill, Kester Smith) perform "Attica." Protest song about the bloody Attica uprising. Alto saxophone solo.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Exuma (Exuma, Achmed Ben Mansel, Michael O'Neill, Kester Smith) perform "Pay Me What You Owe Me." West Indian / Caribbean pop song with political undercurrent. Drum kit, congas, acoustic guitar, auxillary percussion.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Exuma (Exuma, Achmed Ben Mansel, Michael O'Neill, Kester Smith) perform "Empty Bottles Make the Most Noise." West Indian / Caribbean pop song. Drum kit, congas, acoustic guitar, ancillary percussion. MS Taj Mahal & Cicely Tyson digging the grooves.
Soul! EP # 311 "Black Fire"
Exuma introduces his band: Achmed Ben Mansel (percussion), Michael O'Neill (congas), Kester Smith (drum kit). Exuma perform "Exuma." Exuma sheds his floppy pimp hat (replete with feather), exhibiting short colored braids, dances exuberantly while blowing on whistle. Credits roll at end, during which Exuma wanders into the audience, blowing horns.