Beneath the Ceiba Tree - Season Finale,  Meghan and Sedina invite the magnetic and revolutionary d'bi young anitafrika to talk with us about the vitalness of storytelling. 

To follow & support d'bi and their incredible work, please consider donating to the Go Fund Me Campaign below:

Official Website - dbiyounganitafrika.com

Go Fund Me Campaign - bit.ly/gofunddbi

Decolonial Arts Centre - decolonialartscentre

Decolonial Arts Residency June 6-13, 2022 (2 spots available) - decolonialartscentre.com/residencies

Ubuntu International Decolonial Arts Festival Aug 25-27, 2022 - decolonialartscentre.com/ubuntu-fest

This week's very special episode of Beneath The Ceiba Tree is dedicated to Miss Lou, Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator, Louise Bennett-Coverley   (1919-2006).

Beneath The Ceiba Tree is hosted by Sedina Fiati and Meghan Swaby and presented in association with Nightwood Theatre.

Audio Clips used in this episode:

 Linstead Market - Jamaican folk song , 1954

Noh Likkle Twang (Aunty Roachy Seh / Miss Lou's Views, 1993)

Miss Lou  in  concert 

This week on Beneath the Ceiba Tree, Sedina speaks with  the wonderful Trinidadian born, artist and artsworker Michelle Walker.  She shares stories of  growing up in Trinidad and what she thinks about The Duennes folklore. 

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Books  about Caribbean Folklore mentioned in this podcast: 

The Jumbies by Tracy Baptiste

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

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To keep up with Michelle:

https://www.instagram.com/warahoun/

https://www.facebook.com/MeeshWalker.tdot

Twitter: @de_warahoun

Michelle's Bio
Kairi (Trinidad)-born, Tkaronto settler, Michelle Walker is a proud descendant, mother and grandmother of artistic humans. A performing and recording artist and arts worker with four decades of experience, she's a regular face at parang shows around the GTA from November to January, and infrequently, as a member of David Rudder's Contra Band.  Her weekdays are spent supporting artists as Toronto Arts Council's and Toronto Arts Foundation's Office Manager. Michelle is super excited to feature as a supporting vocalist on her daughter's recent release of womanist anthem I Am Wombxn, available on all platforms.

Do you have a Caribbean folklore that you'd love to share?

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