Dub poetry

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Dub poetry
Stylistic originsDub - spoken word
Cultural origins1970s, Jamaica

Dub poetry is a form of

vinyl record
.

Unlike

call-and-response
devices to engage audiences.

Political nature

Dub poetry has been a vehicle for political and social commentary,[7] with none of the braggadocio often associated with the dancehall. The odd love-song or elegy appears, but dub poetry is predominantly concerned with politics and social justice, commonly voiced through a commentary on current events (thus sharing these elements with dancehall and "conscious" or "roots" reggae music).

Notable albums

Dub poetry has established itself as a major form of black popular art and its breakthrough was made through Linton Kwesi Johnson's (LKJ)'s seminal album Dread Beat an' Blood,[8] which was released in the UK in 1978.[9][10] Oku Onuora's Reflection In Red in 1979 was the first Jamaican recording of a dub poem,[7] followed by Lillian Allen's Revolutionary Tea Party[11] and Benjamin Zephaniah's Rasta,[12] both produced in 1983, and many others from the early 1980s onwards such as Anti Social Workers 'Positive Style' produced by leading dub producer The Mad Professor on Ariwa Records..

Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has the second highest concentration of dub poets, preceded by Jamaica and followed by England.[13] Lillian Allen, Afua Cooper, and Ahdri Zhina Mandiela are among the founding mothers of the Canadian dub poetry legacy.[14][15] The Dub Poets Collective, established in Toronto in 2003, organized a total of five dub poetry festivals, three national and two international, between the years of 2004 and 2010.[15]

United Kingdom

LKJ still runs LKJ Records in the UK, a label that publishes both his own books and music, and that of other musicians and poets.

Poet Laureate in 1999, and in 2003 was also offered an OBE
, which he declined.

Many dub poets have published their work as volumes of written poetry as well as albums of poetry with music.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-7862-8517-6
    )
  2. ^
    Allmusic
    last on-line access in 9/17/2012.
  3. ^ Dave Thompson, "History of Dub Poetry" Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine in roots-archives.com, last on-line access in 9/17/2012.
  4. ISBN 978-1487501839
    . Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. JSTOR 40654004
    .
  6. ^ Doumerc, Eric. "Dub Poetry: From the Straightjacket of Reggae Rhythms to Performance Poetry". Unknown.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-9051835496
    . Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ISBN 9789051833942
    .
  9. ^ Zephaniah, Benjamin. "Dread Beat an' Blood". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ Rawlinson, Nancy. "Linton Kwesi Johnson : Dread Beat An' Blood : Inglan Is A Bitch". Spike Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. ^ Brennan, Ali. "Sound, Rhythm, and Power: Legends of Dub Poetry". Debate Central. University of Vermont. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  12. ISBN 9780151011957
    . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ISBN 978-1-312-78020-0
    .
  14. ^ Sakolsky, Ron (Summer 2004). "Summer Festivals 2004: International Dub Poetry Festival". The Beat (5): 36–37, 41 – via ProQuest.
  15. ^
    S2CID 147304159
    .

Further reading

  • Mervyn Morris, "Dub Poetry?", in Is English We Speaking and Other Essays (Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 1998).

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dub_poetry&oldid=1215342324"