D'bi Young
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- The correct title of this article is d'bi.young. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
d'bi.young is a Jamaican-Canadian dub poet, as well as a Dora-winning actor and playwright.
Born and raised Debbie Young in Jamaica, she moved to Canada in 1993.
As an actor, she has appeared in Trey Anthony's da kink in my hair, which garnered her a Dora nomination for best actress, and the television sitcom Lord Have Mercy. She won outstanding new play and outstanding performance by a female in a principal role in a play in the 2006 Dora Mavor Moore Awards for her play blood.claat: one womban story.
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[edit] Discography
- debbie young - when the love is not enough 2000
- debbie young - xperimentin dub with dub trinity reggae band 2001
- debbie young - xperimentin dub in havana cuba 2002
- d'bi.young - dubbin.revolushun: blood demo 2003
- d'bi.young - animal farm single 2005
- d'bi.young - ky.ky 2006
[edit] Compilations
- wordlife: tales of the underground griots 1998
- la vache enragee 1998
- ribsauce: a CD anthology of words by women 1999
- lost tribes of the sun: renewal 2003
- cbc national poetry slam compilation 2004
[edit] Plays
- Selphine Loathing 2001
- yagayah: two.womben.black.griots 2001
- blood(claat): one oomaan story 2005
- organ-eye-zed crime 2005
- mikey smith project 2005
[edit] Books
- art on black (book of poetry) 2005
