Paul Robeson – At Carnegie Hall

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Today, with black American artists not just visible but at the very top of the commercial tree, it is sometimes difficult to see the true significance of Paul Robeson. His art seems a strangely anachronistic form of concert hall bass singing together with recitations from some of the stage's greatest works. It all seems very much removed from what is generally considered as black American culture, yet Robeson's prominence as both an artist and a political activist make him one of the most important figures in the 20th Century Civil Rights movement. This album, recorded at the...

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    Today, with black American artists not just visible but at the very top of the commercial tree, it is sometimes difficult to see the true significance of Paul Robeson. His art seems a strangely anachronistic form of concert hall bass singing together with recitations from some of the stage's greatest works. It all seems very much removed from what is generally considered as black American culture, yet Robeson's prominence as both an artist and a political activist make him one of the most important figures in the 20th Century Civil Rights movement. This album, recorded at the Carnegie Hall in 1958, marked a comeback for Robeson after a decade of persecution within his own country as a consequence of his out-spoken political views.