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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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