Poet A-dziko Simba to launch Crazi Ladi Dayz [Jamaica]:
Simba gives a taste of her poetry:
A-dziko Simba launches her debut album Crazi Ladi Dayz on Tuesday, October 26 at the Poetry Society of Jamaica Fellowship scheduled for the Edna Manley College Amphitheatre in Kingston.
Crazi Ladi Dayz is an eclectic blend of spoken word, song and African percussion with the flute. The work spans a range of vocal and rhythmic styles reflecting A-dziko's diverse backgrounds, with musical accompaniment by Mbala and Atiba Kwabena-Wilson. [...]
Simba gives a taste of her poetry:
Simba performed two of the poems from Crazy Ladi Dayz, Le Urve and Wordsoundpower. She began with Le Urve which is a countdown of all the things that a loved one can be compared to. A few of them were quite conventionally poetic, with comparisons such as moonlight casting silver shadows on silken sheets. Others such as "You remind of 'Woa mi Mumma," broke with convention.
In the spirit of the recent hurricane and quite in keeping with several of the night's performers, Simba performed an Ivan poem. Like Sage who had performed shortly before her, Ivan was a metaphor. The poem Dis One Ya Name declared that "Dis one ya called 500 years of staying alive." It used the dangerous power of a hurricane as a metaphor for a struggle for freedom which will make all "bush fret" (pun apparently intended). [...]
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