Caged Bird Songs: Maya Angelou's Posthumous Hip Hop Album
The Takeaway | Jan 16, 2015
On MLK Day, we here at The Takeaway are listening to Maya Angelou, but not recordings of her classic poems. Rather, we're listening to her posthumous hip hop album.
The project, like so many of Maya Angelou's works, was something that came from deep inside of her: Putting music to her spoken word, hoping to deliver important messages about social justice, life, family and love. Consisting of 13 songs, the album is entitled "Caged Bird Songs." It came out in late 2014.
Colin Johnson is Dr. Angelou's grandson and founder of Caged Bird Legacy, which aims to continue the life work of Maya Angelou. He talked with us about the album and about great times with his grandmother, as she fought for equality.
