Unlike deejaying (also known as toasting), which also features the use of the spoken word, the dub poet's performance is normally prepared, rather than the extemporized chat of the dancehall dee jay.[2] In musical setting, the dub poet usually appears on stage with a band performing music specifically written to accompany each poem, rather than simply performing over the top of dub plates, or riddims, in the dancehall fashion. Musicality is built into dub poems, yet dub poets generally perform without backing music, delivering chanted speech with pronounced rhythmic accentuation and dramatic stylization of gesture. Sometimes dub music effects such as echo and reverb are dubbed spontaneously by a poet into live versions of a poem. Many dub poets also employ call-and-response devices to engage audiences.
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 albumsedit
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..
Torontoedit
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 Kingdomedit
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.
Benjamin Zephaniah continued to publish in the UK. He wrote novels as well as poetry. He was put forward for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry in 1989 and British 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.
^Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme, Thorndike Press, 2006 (ISBN0-7862-8517-6)
^ abDub Poetry, Allmusic last on-line access in 9/17/2012.
^Dave Thompson, "History of Dub Poetry" 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine in roots-archives.com, last on-line access in 9/17/2012.
^Neigh, Janet (2017). Recalling Recitation in the Americas. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 130. ISBN978-1487501839. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^Doumerc, Eric. "Dub Poetry: From the Straightjacket of Reggae Rhythms to Performance Poetry". Unknown.
^ abHabekos, Christian (1993). Verbal Riddim: The Politics and Aesthetics of African-Caribbean Dub Poetry. Brill Rodopi. p. 21. ISBN978-9051835496. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^Collier, Gordon (1992). Us/them: Translation, Transcription and Identity in Post-colonial Literary Cultures. Rodopi. ISBN9789051833942.
^Sakolsky, Ron (Summer 2004). "Summer Festivals 2004: International Dub Poetry Festival". The Beat. no. 5: 36–37, 41 – via ProQuest.
^ abAntwi, Phanuel (2015-12-02). "Dub Poetry as a Black Atlantic Body-Archive". Small Axe. 19 (3): 65–83. doi:10.1215/07990537-3341825. ISSN 1534-6714. S2CID 147304159.
Further readingedit
Mervyn Morris, "Dub Poetry?", in Is English We Speaking and Other Essays (Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 1998).
External linksedit
Kei Miller, "a smaller sound, a lesser fury: A Eulogy for Dub Poetry", Small Axe 14, November 2013.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dub poetry news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry of Jamaican origin 1 which evolved out of dub music in Kingston Jamaica in the 1970s 2 3 as well as in London England and Toronto Canada cities which have large populations of Caribbean immigrants 4 The term Dub Poetry was coined by Dub artist Linton Kwesi Johnson in 1976 5 6 and further popularized by artist Oku Onoura which consists of spoken word over reggae rhythms originally found on the backing or version side of a 12 or 7 inch vinyl record Dub poetryStylistic originsDub spoken wordCultural origins1970s JamaicaUnlike deejaying also known as toasting which also features the use of the spoken word the dub poet s performance is normally prepared rather than the extemporized chat of the dancehall dee jay 2 In musical setting the dub poet usually appears on stage with a band performing music specifically written to accompany each poem rather than simply performing over the top of dub plates or riddims in the dancehall fashion Musicality is built into dub poems yet dub poets generally perform without backing music delivering chanted speech with pronounced rhythmic accentuation and dramatic stylization of gesture Sometimes dub music effects such as echo and reverb are dubbed spontaneously by a poet into live versions of a poem Many dub poets also employ call and response devices to engage audiences Contents 1 Political nature 2 Notable albums 3 Toronto 4 United Kingdom 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksPolitical nature editDub 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 editDub 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 editToronto 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 editLKJ still runs LKJ Records in the UK a label that publishes both his own books and music and that of other musicians and poets Benjamin Zephaniah continued to publish in the UK He wrote novels as well as poetry He was put forward for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry in 1989 and British 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 editPerformance poetry Caribbean poetry Postcolonial literature Poetry slam Poetry readingReferences edit Chris Roberts Heavy Words Lightly Thrown The Reason Behind Rhyme Thorndike Press 2006 ISBN 0 7862 8517 6 a b Dub Poetry Allmusic last on line access in 9 17 2012 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 Neigh Janet 2017 Recalling Recitation in the Americas Toronto University of Toronto Press p 130 ISBN 978 1487501839 Retrieved 4 December 2017 Morris Mervyn 1997 Dub Poetry Caribbean Quarterly 43 4 1 10 doi 10 1080 00086495 1997 11671853 ISSN 0008 6495 JSTOR 40654004 Doumerc Eric Dub Poetry From the Straightjacket of Reggae Rhythms to Performance Poetry Unknown a b Habekos Christian 1993 Verbal Riddim The Politics and Aesthetics of African Caribbean Dub Poetry Brill Rodopi p 21 ISBN 978 9051835496 Retrieved 4 December 2017 Collier Gordon 1992 Us them Translation Transcription and Identity in Post colonial Literary Cultures Rodopi ISBN 9789051833942 Zephaniah Benjamin Dread Beat an Blood BBC Retrieved 4 December 2017 Rawlinson Nancy Linton Kwesi Johnson Dread Beat An Blood Inglan Is A Bitch Spike Magazine Retrieved 4 December 2017 Brennan Ali Sound Rhythm and Power Legends of Dub Poetry Debate Central University of Vermont Retrieved 5 December 2017 Hirsch Edward 2014 A Poet s Glossary New York Houghton Mifflin Harcourt p 185 ISBN 9780151011957 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Sfetcu Nicolae Poetry Kaleidoscope Lulu com ISBN 978 1 312 78020 0 Sakolsky Ron Summer 2004 Summer Festivals 2004 International Dub Poetry Festival The Beat no 5 36 37 41 via ProQuest a b Antwi Phanuel 2015 12 02 Dub Poetry as a Black Atlantic Body Archive Small Axe 19 3 65 83 doi 10 1215 07990537 3341825 ISSN 1534 6714 S2CID 147304159 Further reading editMervyn Morris Dub Poetry in Is English We Speaking and Other Essays Kingston Ian Randle Publishers 1998 External links editKei Miller a smaller sound a lesser fury A Eulogy for Dub Poetry Small Axe 14 November 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dub poetry amp oldid 1188890581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
