Lillian Allen, a dub poet and artists who was born in Jamaica but not lives in Toronto, speaks on women's roles, Reggae music, distribution of power, and sections of a live performance at the Kennel Club in San Francisco. She begins with a personal history: leaving Jamaica, and how the racial and ethnic isolation of Toronto shapes perceptions of the world; entering the job market; her literary influences; her discovery of poetry, and how she uses it to challenge Third World women to reverse the powers of oppression; a description of "dub poetry" ; and the obstacles of mainstream music which is controlled by large corporations.|THE REVOLUTIONARY TEA PARTY BAND : A JAMAICANARTIST IN TORONTO / Lillian Allen| interviewed by Chela Blitt and Assanta Iman. - Lillian Allen, a dub poet and artists who was born in Jamaica but not lives in Toronto, speaks on women's roles, Reggae music, distribution of power, and sections of a live performance at the Kennel Club in San Francisco. She begins with a personal history: leaving Jamaica, and how the racial and ethinic isolation of Toronto shapes perceptions of the world| entering the job market| her literary influences| her discovery of poetry, and how she uses it to challenge Third World women to reverse the powers of oppression| a discription of "dub poetry"| and the obstacles of mainstream music which is controlled by large corporations. RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS. BROADCAST: KPFA, 1991.
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