September 5, 2008
Friday
Call Mr. Robeson, A Benefit for Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Sep 5, 2008 all day
- Location: The Phoenix Theater
- Description: The Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal wishes to announce a special event: A performance of -- Call Mr. Robeson, a play with songs, written and performed by Tayo Aluko, in San Francisco, on Friday September 5th, 2008, will be A Benefit for Mumia Abu-Jamal! Nigerian actor, Tayo Aluko, is performing his one-man play with songs, "Call Mr. Robeson," in San Francisco. Mr Aluko is accompanied on piano by Richard Thompson. "Call Mr Robeson" explores the life of Paul Robeson, one of America's great cultural icons, who was persecuted and hounded into exile during the McCarthyite repression. It features some of his famous songs and speeches, including a dramatic rendition of "Ol’ Man River." This powerful performance should not be missed. On Friday Sept. 5, Mr. Aluko will do a benefit performance, to support the legal expenses of world-famous political prisoner and former Black Panther, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Jamal has now been on death row in Pennsylvania for more than a quarter centur
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