Blakk wi Blak...k...k
Documentary portrait of dub poet Mutabaruka
Based in Toronto, Canada
This is a 59-minute documentary built around Mutabaruka’s performances and interviews, so the audio sits between spoken word, live dub poetry, and documentary sound design. Expect rapid shifts between commentary, stage voice, and the political snap of a poet working over reggae-rooted context rather than a conventional music set.
More about Blakk wi Blak...k...k
The film centers on Jamaican dub poet, musician, radio host, and cultural activist Mutabaruka, whose debut album was Check It in 1983. It comes out of the same Jamaica/Toronto cultural corridor that Lillian Allen has long worked in, and the project is presented at Le Guess Who? as part of a 24 HOUR DUB context that frames dub as archive, politics, and performance.
A story
Mutabaruka’s debut album Check It came out in 1983.
Playing
- 2026-11-07 2026-11-07T12:30:00 · Blakk wi Blak...k...k · Slachtstraat Filmtheater
For fans of
The Last Poets, Mutabaruka, Lillian AllenOfficial links
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