Lillian Allen

Lillian Allen Trailers

Riddim & Hardtimes Trailer

Lillian Allen is a professor of creative writing at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD). Two time JUNO Award winner and trailblazer in the field of spoken word and dub poetry, Allen artistically explores the aesthetics of old and new sounds in music to create her distinctive leading edge brand of Canadian reggae with new world sounds in her poetry recordings, with her powerful reggae dub poetry/spoken word recordings including her latest single Woken & Unbroken (2018), album ANXIETY (2012), her groundbreaking first solo Juno award-winning album Revolutionary Tea Party, a Ms. Magazine Landmark Album, followed by another Juno winner, Conditions Critical. Her third album, Freedom & Dance and her recording for children and young people, Nothing But a Hero, were released to critical acclaim.

Most Popular Lillian Allen Trailers

Total trailers found: 3

Riddim & Hardtimes Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Documentation on the work and performances of dub poet Lillian Allen from early in her career and beyond.

Blakk wi Blak...k...k Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

"The bridge built in 'Blakk wi Blak...k...k' takes its audience back and forth between Jamaica and Toronto in a rapid-fire commute that soon blurs the two places into one.

Revolution from the Beat Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Spoken word music video completed in 1995.