d bi young: wow.

This power house artist, d bi young, is on stage at Ryerson from Aug 29-Sept 10/06. I saw her at the Harbourfront performing a dub poetry piece that got me to the edge of my seat (and kept me there) and swirled these emotions up and down my body – pain, fear, guilt, awe, -humility- and a strong desire to do something – to better my life.

She simply rawks.

And, if you don't believe me, listen to this

From d bi young's website, her Oomaanifesto
“dub poetry: dub is word. dub is sound. dub is powah. dub poetry is nation language / performance / poetry / politrix / roots / reggae. dub emerged from the psyche/life experience of conscious ghetto youth in jamaica and england in the late 70s - early 80s (such as oku onoura. mikey smith. anita stewart. mutabaruka. jean binta breeze. poets in unity. linton kwesi johnson. and many others). they demanded an art form that would represent and reflect the working class linguistically, socially, and politically. coming from the roots of reggae, dub fiercely challenges capitalism. imperialism. patriarchy. and other forms of oppression. while riding a wicked reggae beat. through this old/new form of poetry/music, an outgrowth of the afrikan griot tradition, jamaicans and people worldwide continue to identify with revolushunary art and struggle.”