For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide (1976) | Broadway Cast Recording

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Honor of playwright/poet/actress Ntozake Shange. Watch Reelblack's interview with Ms. Shange at https://youtu.be/FSUCLS_9lNY Ntozake Shange (/ˈɛntoʊˌzɑːki ˈʃɑːŋˌɡeɪ/ EN-toh-zah-kee SHAHNG-gay;[1] October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018) was an American playwright and poet.[2] As a self-proclaimed black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and feminism in much of her work. Shange is best known for the Obie Award-winning play for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. She also penned several novels including Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, Liliane, and Betsey Brown, a novel about an African-American girl who runs away from home. Among her honors and awards were fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, and a Pushcart Prize. - wikipedia Shared for historical reference. I do not own the rights. A1 –Janet League Dark Phrases A2 –Aku Kadogo And The Women Graduation Nite 2:47 A3 –Laurie Carlos Now I Love Somebody More Than 8:00 A4 –Paula Moss Somebody Almost Run Off With Alla My Stuff 11:55 A5 –Laurie Carlos Abortion Cycle #1 16:59 A6 –Trazana Beverley One 18:05 B1 –Trazana Beverley No Assistance 23:07 B2 –Ntozake Shange No More Love Poems #1 24:20 B3 –Rise Collins No More Love Poems #2 26:33 B4 –Laurie Carlos No More Love Poems #3 29:00 B5 –Aku Kadogo No More Love Poems #4 29:58 B6 –Laurie Carlos And The Women Sorry 30:58 B7 –Trazana Beverley A Nite With Beau Willie Brown 33:21 B8 –The Women A Laying On Of Hands I Found God In Myself 42:07 Credits Bass – Ron Carter Congas – Ralph McDonald* Drums – Grady Tate Guitar – George Davis (2) Keyboards – Art Jenkins*, Ken Barron* Percussion – Warren Smith Percussion [Timbale] – Reggie Ferguson Saxophone – Eddie Daniels, Hal Vic* Trumpet – Wayman Reed* ##### Reelblack's mission is to educate, elevate, entertain, enlighten, and empower through Black film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at [email protected] and [email protected] with details and it will be promptly removed.