We are looking forward to poet and artist Khadijah Ibrahiim’s performance as part of Wilkswood Reggae Festival’s Family Fringe Stage on 23 July.
Khadijah will be performing alongside guest artist, singer-songwriter and rapper Phenicia.
Wilkswood Reggae Festival is a family-friendly event that takes place during July in the lush green countryside of Purbeck, Dorset. The weekend’s extravaganza includes world renowned reggae artists alongside top UK performers, and additional performance stages – all with a focus on unity and community. The event also provides excellent opportunity for families and festival-goers to participate in arts, nature, craft and holistic activities designed to promote wellbeing amidst a beautiful setting.
Bio
Khadijah Ibrahiim is of Jamaican parentage, born in the city of Leeds, England. Educated at the University of Leeds; she has a MA in Theatre Studies. She is the Artistic Director of Leeds Young Authors and the Producer of Leeds Youth poetry Slam festival. Peepal Tree press published her poetry collection Rootz Runnin in 2008 that same year she toured the USA with the Fwords Creative Freedom writers. As a delegate for the Art Council England (Yorkshire) she attended Calabash International Literature Festival in Jamaica. She became one of the first international writers to attend the El Gouna Writers Residency in Egypt, 2010.
She was a member the advisory group that organised some of the events, which marked the visit of Dr Nelson Mandela to the City of Leeds. Hailed as one of Yorkshire’s ‘most prolific’ poets by BBC Radio, she continues to make various stage appearances across Britain, the USA, the Caribbean and Africa. Peepal Tree Press also published her latest collection of poems, Another Crossing.
Phenicia is a singer-songwriter and rapper born and bred in Leeds. They have come to find themselves to bless the mic in many different music scenes within the city. They’re influenced by many genres and create music from soul to old skool boombap, Drum and bass and Dub.
They have 4 singles independently released and have numerous features with artists across the globe.
