Jean "Binta" Breeze

Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE (11 March 1956 – 4 August 2021)^[1]^[2] was a Jamaican dub poet and storyteller. Some think she was the first woman to write and perform dub poetry.^[3] She worked also as a theatre director, choreographer, actress, and teacher. She was born in Hanover, Jamaica.

Breeze died on 4 August 2021 in Sandy Bay, Jamaica from problems caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aged 65.^[4]

References

↑ Sheri Elaine Metzger, "Jean “Binta” Breeze 1956–", Contemporary Black Biography, 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 4 March 2013.
↑ Patel, Asha (5 August 2021). "'Electrifying' poet, artist and performer Jean 'Binta' Breeze dies, aged 65". Leicester Mercury.
↑ Cummings, Mark (19 July 2012). "Jamaica's first female dub poet honoured by the Brits". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
↑ Taylor, Harry (2021-08-05). "Jamaican dub poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze dies aged 65". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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[Metzger,_Encyclopedia.com-1] Sheri Elaine Metzger, "Jean “Binta” Breeze 1956–", Contemporary Black Biography, 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 4 March 2013.

[2] Patel, Asha (5 August 2021). "'Electrifying' poet, artist and performer Jean 'Binta' Breeze dies, aged 65". Leicester Mercury.

[3] Cummings, Mark (19 July 2012). "Jamaica's first female dub poet honoured by the Brits". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[4] Taylor, Harry (2021-08-05). "Jamaican dub poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze dies aged 65". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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