Jean "Binta" Breeze
Jamaican musician (1956-2021) · Jamaica · On the map · Writers · Died at 65
Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE was a Jamaican dub poet and storyteller, acknowledged as the first woman to write and perform dub poetry. She worked also as a theatre director, choreographer, actor, and teacher.
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She performed her work around the world, in the Caribbean, North America, Europe, South-East Asia, and Africa, and has been called "one of the most important, influential performance poets of recent years".
Country
Jamaica
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1956 to 2021 · aged 65
