Whose poem was the name of these several groups of poets and musicians, which Umar Bin Hassan was associated with, from?
Umar Bin Hassan Umar Bin Hassan (born in 1948) is an African-American poet associated with The Last Poets. He sold his younger sister's record player to purchase a bus ticket to New York City, where he joined the Last Poets. In the mid-1990s, he recorded a solo album titled "Be-Bop or be Dead" on Bill Laswell's Axiom Records through Island/PolyGram
Gnawa music Gnawa music (Ar. غْناوة or كْناوة ) is a rich Moroccan repertoire of ancient African Islamic spiritual religious songs and rhythms. Its well-preserved heritage combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dancing. The music is performed at "lila", entire communal nights of celebration dedicated to prayer and healing guided by the Gnawa "maalem", or master musician, and their group of musicians and dancers. Though many of the influences that formed this music can be traced to sub-Saharan West-Africa, its traditional practice is concentrated in Morocco