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nth digri records and books |
The nth digri's poetry is available on the records and books listed below. To hear audio of nth digri recordings, go to nth digri audio.
Tales of the North Coast
WordLife: Tales of the Underground Griots
Word Up
Return of the Rappoet
The N'X Step
Impure: Reinventing the Word
Toronto Urban Music Festival Slam
National Poetry Slam Anthology 2003
Tales of the North Coast (CD, RevWord Records, Ottawa, ON, 2003)
An album that paints a picture of life from an African Canadian viewpoint, and draws from Caribbean origins, both in terms of musical and stylistic influences
Working out of Ottawa in collaboration with Goggs (SWAPP Studios), the nth digri has produced a groundbreaking CD that follows in the tradition of the standout poetry/music compilation WordLife: Tales of the Underground Griots. Blending the talents of hot urban music producers such as Collizhun (of the legendary Tdot crew Nefarius), Manchilde (of the Montreal phenom known as Butta Babees), and Ottawa turntablists extraordinaire The Palm Squad, Tales from the North Coast boasts standout musical tracks like Dis Poem (which also features veteran reggae singer, Sligo), Fine Time (a hip hop-reggae fusion produced by Manchilde), and Marooned (featuring singer Awaken Lion of Montreal’s Jah Cutta and Determination Band).
The CD also brings to the forefront the power of digri’s voice-only compositions, such as the audience-approved performance piece Black Hockey Player, which speaks on a classic Canadian experience from the point of view of Black youth growing up alienated in this country. Another thought-provoking vocal piece is the poem Sidewalk, where digri’s rhyming narration takes the listener on a journey from Ottawa to Montreal to Port of Spain (Trinidad) and back to the Capital. And in the poem In 1946, digri joins forces with the internationally celebrated African musician The Mighty Popo to deliver a guitar and voice reflection on origins that is bound to captivate a range of listeners.
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The CD is available for sale at
For more details, click Tales
of the North Coast or email nthdigri@yahoo.com.
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WordLife: Tales
of the Underground Griots (CD, RevWord Records, Ottawa, ON, 1999)
A collection featuring poetry and music by the best urban spoken word poets and MCs in Canada: Motion, Dwayne Morgan, Manchilde, Jemeni, Debbie Young, Nah-ee-lah, The Original 1, J_wyze, and many others. Production by the creative forces in North Coast hip hop : S-Love, Nefarius, and the Butta Babees, among others.
Tracks by the nth digri on WordLife include:
à North Coast II (beats by Collizhun)
à WordLife Interlude (featuring Manchilde, beats by Butta Babees)
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Rub-a-dub Radio (beats by Colizhun)
For more details, click WordLife.
To order, go to www.poetcd.com or email nthdigri@yahoo.com.
Word Up
(CD, Virgin-EMI, Toronto, ON, 1996)
A collection of the top names in American and Canadian Spoken Word poetry,
including Reggie Gaines, Sarah Jones, Lillian Allen, John Giorno, and others.
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One track by the nth digri: Rows of Photos
To order, try Artist Direct
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Shopping.
Return of the Rappoet (cassette, RevWord Records, Toronto, ON, 1995)
This cassette features production by Nefarius, Mocky, and Tallus, and includes guest appearances by T-dot hiphop rebels Phatt Al and Dominic Salole. The themes covered range from literacy to alienation, city stress to police brutality.
Side 2
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Anatomy of a Complex
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Rows of Photos
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Urban Curse
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North Coast (Mocky Mix)
To order, email nthdigri@yahoo.com
The N'X Step (book, RevWord Press, Ottawa, ON, 1993)
This book of poems & stories reflects the spirit of the Montreal Black community in the early and mid nineties. Edited by the nth digri, and featuring several of his works, the book also includes photographs and editorial cartoons. Contributors include Dee Smith, Amuna Baraka, Tisca Pratt, and other members of the seminal Montreal poetry collective the Diasporic Afrikan Poets (DAP).
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Poems by the nth digri include: I Can't Find Griot in the Dictionary Rows of Photos, Fear of Return
This book is no longer in print. However, a copy is available in the National Library of
Canada, and the Parkdale Public Library in Toronto.
Impure: Reinventing the Word
by Victoria Stanton & Vincent Tinguely (book,
Conundrum, Montreal, QC, 2002)
This ambitious book is a look at the theory and practice of spoken word as told to the authors by 75 French and English performers,
including extensive passages from and interview with Anthony Bansfield (aka the
nth digri). It also documents the history of the vibrant spoken word scene in Montreal from 1960 to the present. It serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the medium which has single-handedly revitalized poetry for a new generation. Impure makes a perfect text book for Cultural Studies and English departments across North America.
For more details and ordering information, see Condundrum Press.
