City Psalms was Benjamin Zephaniah's first collection from Bloodaxe
back in 1992. It includes some of his best-known poems, including
'Dis Poetry', 'Money' and 'Us and Dem'. Best known for his
performance poetry with a political edge for adults - and his
poetry with attitude for children - Zephaniah has his own
rap/reggae band. He has produced numerous recordings, including Dub
Ranting (1982), Rasta (1983), Us and Dem (1990), Back to Roots
(1995), Belly of de Beast (1996) and Naked (2004). He was the first
person to record with the Wailers after the death of Bob Marley, in
a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela, which Mandela heard while in
prison on Robben Island. Their later meetings led to Zephaniah
working with children in South African townships and hosting the
President's Two Nations Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1996.
His first book of poems, Pen Rhythm, was produced in 1980 by a
small East London publishing cooperative, Page One Books. His
second collection, The Dread Affair, was published by Hutchinson's
short-lived Arena imprint in 1985. He has since published three
collections with Bloodaxe, City Psalms (1992), Propa Propaganda
(1996) and Too Black Too Strong (2001), the latter including poems
written while working with Michael Mansfield QC and other Tooks
barristers on the Stephen Lawrence case. To Do Wid Me, filmed by
Pamela Robertson-Pearce (Bloodaxe Books, 2013), includes a
full-length feature film on DVD with all the poems performed on the
film included in the book.
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