James Baldwin and Britain

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Performance & Poetry Reading: Sea Sharp, Burt Caesar, Neil Charles & Cleveland Watkiss

Audio recording of poet Sea Sharp reading Baldwin's 1942 poem, Black Girl Shouting, followed by actor Burt Caesar reading a passage from Baldwin's 1964 play, Blues for Mister Charlie, accompanied by musicians Neil Charles and Cleveland Watkiss. This is followed by a performance of Charles' composition, Dark Days, inspired by Baldwin's work.
This performance took place on Saturday 22nd of March, 2025, as part of the 'Baldwin and Britain' project.

For full biographies of all the performers please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCYih_8Kgk