The Watts Prophets es un grupo de músicos y poetas de Watts, Los Ángeles, California. Al igual que sus contemporáneos, The Last Poets, el grupo combina elementos del jazz y la Spoken word, haciendo que el trío se considere a menudo un precursos de la música hip hop contemporáneo. Formada en 1967, el grupo está compuesto por Richard Dedeaux, Father Amde Hamilton, Ed Bereal, Emmery Lee Joseph Evans Jr., Odie Hawkins, Dee Dee MaNail, Stan B. y Otis O'Solomon The Watts Prophets are a group of musicians and poets from Watts, Los Angeles, California. Like their contemporaries The Last Poets, the group combined elements of jazz music and spoken-word performance, making the trio one that is often seen as a forerunner of contemporary hip-hop music. Formed in 1967, the group comprises Richard Dedeaux, Father Amde Hamilton, Ed Bereal, Emmery Lee Joseph Evans Jr., Odie Hawkins, Dee Dee MaNail, Stan B., and Otis O'Solomon
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