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Toronto dub poet d'bi young among the world's top ranking

Stephanie Matteis | CBC Arts | Posted: February 5, 2016 9:39 PM | Last Updated: February 5, 2016

Media | Internationally acclaimed Toronto poet d'bi young ranked top ten

Caption: d'bi young anitafrika was ranked in the top 10 poets by Badilisha Poetry X-Change, the largest African online poetry archive in the world. She showed us how her culture, and the young artists she mentors, are inspiring her.

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d'bi young anitafrika(external link) has graced stages all around the world, was ranked in the monthly top 10 poets assembled by Badilisha Poetry X-Change(external link) (the largest African online poetry archive in the world), and changed the lives of young artists in Toronto. In fact, Exhibitionists' host, Amanda Parris says the poet-turned-singer is one of her mentors.
d'bi was with filmmaker Lucius Dechausay to show us how her mom, her culture, and the young artists she mentors are inspiring her to go in new directions.

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d'bi & The 333 will be performing at the #CivilRightsMixtape EP + Video Launch Concert(external link) at Lula Lounge in Toronto on Feb. 29, 2016.
Watch Exhibitionists(external link) Sunday at 4:30pm (5pm NT) on CBC Television.

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