How Gil Scott-Heron changed my life
After the poet, musician and activist Gil Scott-Heron died in 2011, his protégé and surrogate son, Malik Al Nasir, decided to pay tribute to him in Liverpool, the place where they first met. After years of work, this event, The Revolution Will Be Live: A Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, takes place on Thursday as part of Liverpool International Music Festival. Here, the various voices taking part in the event pay their respects to a man who touched their lives.