New Music Program 411 Original Airdate: 1/9/1975 Subject Keywords Afro-American musicians Afro-Americans in the performing arts Black Power - United States Home ownership Mime Music - Performance Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid) Neblett, Chico Corporate Names Black Panthers United Community Construction Workers - Boston - Massachusetts Webster Lewis Septet Program Description Program consists of performance footage of a local Boston-based septet, and community awareness segments. Program includes a mime performance by Halim Adbur Rashid (Fred Johnson), a 30-minute performance by the The Webster Lewis Septet in the Say Brother studio, "Information" (on how and where to file income taxes), "Access" (in which United Community of Construction Workers'Jim McLean offers recommendations on what to look for when you buy a house), "Blast from the Past" (with an excerpt from a Say Brother interview with Chico Neblett, a Boston Field Marshall for the Black Panther Party), the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero. Producer Marita Rivero Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Director Conrad White Editor Henry Johnson Writer Dighton Spooner Performers Webster Lewis Septet (musical group) Fred Johnson (Halim Adbur Rashid) (mime) Others Boston Art Ensemble (theme music) LLoyd Cogell (still photography) June Cross (community coordinator) Stephen Farrier (community coordinator) Sallie McGuire (production assistant) Dighton Spooner (researcher) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-01457 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01533A Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01533 Viewing copy 1/2" reel-to-reel videotape (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.