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D'BI.YOUNG
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D'BI.YOUNG
"Dubbin Revolushun Blood Demo"
Price: $20.00
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DEMO TRACKS
- dubbin .revolushun
Featuring: Assata Shakur
- animal farm
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 Hailing from the trenches of maxfield avenue kingston 13 jamaica and the concrete jungles of toronto city canada d'bi.young stands firm as the hybrid-oasis where roots-rock-reggae meets dub-poetic-politix infused by dangerous dancehall riddims and funked out punk [rock]. she is the future of dub poetry today.
From headlining at the international reggae festival [havana cuba '02 | '03 | '04], co-billing with saul williams / michael franti [calgary folk festival '04] and opening for antibalas afro-beat band [montreal '02] to starring in canada's hit musical 'da kink in my hair which earned her a dora nomination [princess of wales theatre '05 | san diego repertory theatre '05] and lord have mercy [1st afro-canadian tv sitcom] to also being featured on bravo's playwrights & screenwriters, hbo's def poetry jam lll, cbc's zed tv | artspots | spinoff, and cuba's cuerda viva. d'bi.young is a worldclass roaring torrent who leaves her audiences awed and inspired.
She has independently produced four dub albums | a demo | and a single: [when the love is not enough...'00 | xperimentin dub with dub trinity reggae band '01 | xperimentin dub in havana cuba '02 | ky.ky '06 | blood demo '03 | animal farm single '05], and written a trilogy of plays [bloodclaat l featured at danny hoch's nyc hip hop theatre fest '03 | androgyne ll | chronicles in dub lll] which are being supported by theatre passe muraille | buddies in bad times theatre | and nightwood theatre respectively.
Her music has been highlighted on compilations such as: lost tribes of the sun: renewal | ribsauce: a cd anthology of words by women | wordlife: tales of the underground griots | and la vache enragee. and she co-produced the cuban-canadian feminist documentary blood based on her poem of said title featuring political exile nehanda abiodun and las krudas [one of havana's leading feminist hip hop groups] with filmmaker judy singh.
In jan '06, d'bi.young launched her first book of poetry art on black [by women's press] | currently, she is finalizing her fourth dub album ky.ky [by zoobone records] which will premier this jun '06 at buddies in bad times theatre | planning the bilingual publication of her play blood.claat | preparing to enter soulpepper theatre academy in jun '06 | and mothering moon fulltime.
'Best dub poet and storytelling actor...she calls herself a storyteller but who cares about titles when you're so mesmerized by the heartfelt truths she communicates.' - jon kaplan, now magazine
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