by Eric Doumerc | 14, Jan 2026
Mervyn Morris. Miss Lou – Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture.(Kingston and Miami : Ian Randle Publishers, 2014), 104 p., 2014.ISBN : 978-976-637-886-0 Louise Bennett (1919-2006) was born in 1919 in Kingston, Jamaica and died in 2006. She was a folklorist, a singer,...
by Eric Doumerc | 14, Jan 2026
Soul Avenger (2021) Ben E. Hunter has been active as a performing artist on the New Orleans reggae and folk/acoustic scene for many years now. He was born in Treme, New Orleans’ African-American district, and although his musical tastes include Led Zeppelin,...
by Eric Doumerc | 14, Jan 2026
Kokumo. Just Pieces of a Man .APS Books, 2022. Originally from Jamaica, Gerald Dixon, aka Kokumo, is a dub poet who has lived in Birmingham for many years and is well-known as an activist, workshop facilitator, poet, and storyteller. In 2006 Kokumo released a CD...
by Eric Doumerc | 8, Jun 2022
Malachi D. Smith. Tick Off (4-M Music/BMI, 2020). Malachi D. Smith was born in Westmoreland, Jamaica and joined the Jamaican Constabulary Force in the mid-1970s. He was a founding member of the group Poets in Unity, started by Chris Bailey and Tomlin Ellis in the late...
by Eric Doumerc | 8, Jun 2022
Noxid, Kokumo. Dub Truth. Stourbridge: APS Publications, 2016. 127 pages, ISBN: 97811536979947 Gerald Dixon, aka Kokumo, was born in Jamaica. He has lived in Birmingham for many years and is well-known as a dub poet, workshop facilitator and storyteller. For a...
