Jamaican dub poet Mutabaruka is visiting these shores, but won't be staying long. I once had the dubious honour of a Mutabaruka poem being dedicated to me - dubious because of the poem's refrain: "it ...
In the late 1970s Jamaican dub poet Mutabaruka wrote the cultish Dis Poem that declared: ”Dis poem will not change things, dis poem need to be changed”. Almost three decades later Mutabaruka suggests ...
Intrigued by mystery since his youth in Zimbabwe, VaChikepe brings a sense of the unknown to his writing. An ordained minister of religion, his work is inspired by Jamaican roots heroes like Bob ...
The Oyotunji African Village, a small community off of Highway 17 near Beaufort, will host its second annual Pan-African Grassroots Assembly July 4-7. Speakers at the event will include Oyotunji’s ...
“Dis poem will not be amongst great literary works/will not be recited by poetry enthusiasts/will not be quoted by politicians nor men of religion.” Dat is a piece of what turned out to be one of the ...
Black people are not free. The oppressed have become the oppressors. You can’t tell an Eskimo to become a vegetarian, but you can write a poem that tells him to protect the environment. These are ...
On February 3, 2015 Mutabaruka, poet, cultural historian, and radio host of IRIE FM, was recognized with a Lifetime award from Kubba Pringle, Producer of the Bob Marley Birthday Bash at the MX3 Entert ...
For Black History Month: Unveiling the Richness of Black Artistry: Discover a World Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow in the 2024 AfriKin Public Programming. MIAMI ...
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