What country of origin do Gil Scott-Heron and Vladimir Nabokov have in common?
Gil Scott-Heron Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues". His music, most notably on "Pieces of a Man" and "Winter in America" in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. In fact, Scott-Heron himself is considered by many to be the first rapper/MC ever, a recognition also shared by fellow American MC Coke La Rock.
Vladimir Lukov Vladimir Lukov (Bulgarian : Владимир Луков) (June 2, 1949) is a Bulgarian poet. He is a descendant of the repatriated family Tsipas Greek Macedonia, Agios Pandeleimon near Florina. He graduated Geography and Philosophy at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Since 1969 he has published poetry. His poems have been released in many Bulgarian and Macedonian literary magazines and anthologies. He has written the books “The man with prostheses”(1992), “The scout”(1993), “Ungodly incarnations” (1999), “A gorge” (2001), “ Checking of the senses” (2005), “Providence” (Skopie, 2006 library Balkan writers), “Traces of wind” (2007) and "Fibres of infinity"(2011). Bulgarian literary criticism defines Vladimir Lukov’s poetry as philosophical and enigmatic. The poet is a member of the Union of the free writers in Bulgaria.