D'bi Young

D'bi Young

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 .

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

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"

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

Books

* "art on black" (book of poetry) 2005

External links

* [http://www.dbiyoung.net/ d'bi.young]


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