Faybiene Miranda: The Power of Words
“Faybiene Miranda is a legendary name in reggae, not the least of all because of her lyrical stand in music. She was banned from airplay by the Socialist Government during the mid seventies and her first recording, ‘Prophecy’, became a hit and is regarded as one of the biggest classics from this period.”
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ABOUT Faybiene Miranda
Faybiene’s follow-up recording, ‘Destiny’ wasn’t received quite as well tho’ Peter I writing for Reggae Vibes did rate it almost as high as its predecessor.”
His 2004 interview with Faybiene privileges us to wander with her through the development and evolution of her thoughts and thinkings as a performing artist.
We gain a sense of and a feeling for the times in which so much of how we listen to Faybiene’s 2010 TEDx talk deepens our appreciation of those heartful truths that keep us connected to our humanity through her lens.
I want to share one nugget of the goldmine you’ll find in Peter I’s interview with Faybiene that crystallises how I feel as a fellow-lifewalker and writer that resonates around the walls of my personal coalface.
She said, “As for me I’ve always been clear from the very beginning about my writing, historically the information, the metamorphosis that I actually underwent as a woman coming out of an American experience, and realising how much information I had to to unearth to find my roots as a woman of colour.
I saw writing as a personal form of liberation and articulation of things relevant such as spirituality, consciousness, human rights, the emancipation of women from denigrating roles, children, Global visions …” Faybiene Miranda is a Word Tactician/Truth Teller.
The VIDEO
