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d'bi.young's unusual way of writing her stage name is an indicator of her innovative approach to dub poetry. A performance art, dub poetry has been moved to the printed page since its early beginnings in Jamaica and the Diaspora (Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.). The fact that this is d'bi.young's first book of dub poetry, belies the maturity of a voice that has made impact in other media, young was recently nominated for two Gemini Awards--Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Series and the Viewers Choice Award for Favourite Comedian--for her role in
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d'bi.young.anitafrika is a visionary who believes in life, love, and revolushun. An award-winning dub poet, actor, and playwright, d;bi has written, published and performed internationally. She is also the authour of the dub poetry collection art on black and the Dora Award-winning play blood.claat. Recipient off the 2007 Toronto Arts Council Foundation Emerging Artist Award, d'bi regularly teaches and mentors younger performance artists. d'bi resides in Toronto, Canada, and Kingston, Jamaica, with her son, moon.
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"Best dub poet and storytelling actor--the socially conscious d'bi.young has four self-produced albums to her credit... she calls herself a storyteller...but who cares about titles when you're so mesmerized by the heartfelt truths she communicates."
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- PublisherWomen's Press (CA)
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 088961458X
- ISBN 13 9780889614581
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages111
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