Brer Soul is the debut studio album of Melvin Van Peebles. Released in 1968, the album introduced Van Peebles as a recording artist, following his work as an independent filmmaker, playwright and novelist. It is notable for its use of sprechgesang, a vocal style which lies between speaking and singing.

Unlike later albums, which are more varied in style, Brer Soul features an experimental spoken word style, with soul jazz instrumentation. Van Peebles' unconventional songwriting style has since been cited as an influence on hip hop music and rapping. - Wikipedia

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Bien commencer l'année avec les bons plans ciné de ma soeur :

Y'a la Permission / The Story of a Three-Day Pass de 1968, scénarisé et réalisé par Mister Melvin Van Peebles sur #FranceTV / #TV5Monde actuellement disponible !

https://www.france.tv/films/films-drame/7334486-la-permission.html

« Le film qui a rendu Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song possible » tourné en Normandie, avec Harry Baird et Nicole Berger, décédée avant la sortie en salle du film.

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Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 masterpiece, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, is not just a really great movie about an urban hero, but it's also cinematically important. It's the landmark film that created the subgenre of film known as blaxploitation and gave birth to a rush of black cinema for the next several years.

Read the review from August 2018 at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-sY

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Perhaps one of the most important films in all of black cinema history, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song from 1971 is one heck of a movie that achieved so much by launching blaxploitation, by proving black filmmakers had lots to say about the life they lived, and by really challenging a lot of the status quo in general.

Read the review from August 2018 at https://wp.me/p9XNnZ-sY

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#StoryofaThreeDayPass directed by #MelvinVanPeebles, is a timeless film that captures the essence of love, identity, and the fleeting nature of freedom in a three-day journey.
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