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Ahdri Zhina Mandiela (born May 10, 1953 in Jamaica) is a Toronto-based dub poet and artistic director.[1] She has gained world-wide acclaim for her books, music recordings, film, and theatre and dance productions.[2]

Mandiela is the founder and artistic director of "b current",[3] a not-for-profit performance arts company in Toronto.

Works

Books and music

  • Speshal Rikwes [Poems in Dialect] (p. 1985)[4]
  • Dark Diaspora... in Dub (p. 1991) [5]
  • step into my head (1995)[6]

Film

  • on/black/stage/women a documentary covering 30 years of contributions made by Black women to Toronto's theatre scene.

Awards

  • 2006 The Silver Ticket award [7]
  • Victor Martyn Lynch‑Staunton Award - Theatre (2007)


References

  1. ^ ahdri zhina mandiela Answers.com
  2. ^ mandiela griots.net
  3. ^ b current
  4. ^ Speshal Rikwes Biblio.com
  5. ^ Dark Diaspora... in Dub OpenLibrary.org
  6. ^ Ahdri Zhina Mandiela CD Baby
  7. ^ The Dora Awards Torontoist
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