Jean "Binta" Breeze
Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE (11 March 1956 – 4 August 2021) 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. 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".
Jean "Binta" Breeze MBE | |
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Breeze pictured in 2007 | |
| Born | Jean Lumsden 11 March 1956 |
| Died | 4 August 2021 (aged 65) Sandy Bay, Jamaica |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, dub poet |
| Known for | First Jamaican female dub poet |
| Notable work | Riddym Ravings and Other Poems (1988) |
| Spouse(s) | Brian Breese (m. 1974); Simon Featherstone (m. 1998) |
| Children | 3, including Gareth |
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