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Toronto dub poet d'bi young among the world's top ranking

d'bi young anitafrika has graced stages all around the world, was ranked in the top 10 poets by Badilisha Poetry X-Change, the largest African online poetry archive in the world, and changed the lives of young artists in Toronto.

Internationally acclaimed Toronto poet d'bi young ranked top ten

9 years ago
Duration 4:20
d'bi young anitafrika was ranked in the top 10 poets by Badilisha Poetry X-Change, the largest African online poetry archive in the world. She showed us how her culture, and the young artists she mentors, are inspiring her.

d'bi young anitafrika has graced stages all around the world, was ranked inthe monthly top 10 poets assembledby Badilisha PoetryX-Change(the largest African online poetry archive in the world),andchanged the lives ofyoung artists in Toronto.In fact, Exhibitionists' host, Amanda Parrissaysthe poet-turned-singer is one of her mentors.

d'biwas with filmmaker Lucius Dechausay to show us how her mom, her culture, and the young artists she mentors are inspiring her to go in new directions.


d'bi & The 333 will be performing at the #CivilRightsMixtape EP + Video Launch Concert at Lula Lounge inToronto onFeb. 29, 2016.

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