Books and other publications by Odimumba Kwamdela, aka J. Ashton Brathwaite

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  • The Mighty Sparrow’s impact in the calypso arena contains many issues that cry out to be hotly debated: Is this “Nat King Cole of Calypso” indeed the greatest calypsonian of all time? Read about the Mighty Sparrow’s rise from poor boy in Trinidad to becoming the undisputed Calypso King of the World. $15
  • This book by retired New York City high school teacher Kwamdela is a no-holds-barred account of the reasons for NYC schools spiraling downward out of control. Especially captivating is his lengthy account of his years teaching adolescent inmate-students “locked down” in volatile Riker’s Island Jail. So tough you will often gasp; yet some humor that will make you laugh. $15
  • Reprint of the 1960s first British story of its kind. a good Black soldier since as a teenager, but the first to stand so defiantly against the Army’s racist attitude which the Army always boasted did not exist. $10
  • The reprint of the 1971 book just out of Her Majesty’s Army, back to civilian life in London, no longer the gullible teen when he sign on for nine years, but aware and angry, he struggles with the present, looks back on the past, and contemplates the future. $10
  • Reprint of the 1971 book. Just out of Her Majesty’s Army, back to civilian life in London, no longer the gullible teen when he signed on for nine years, but aware and angry. He struggles with the present, looks back on the past, and contemplates the future. $10
  • A very interesting book onto itself, written several years after Niggers this is Canada, though the author claims his motivation to write this was in his beliefs for years that the aforementioned book needed such “a final chapter”. $10
  • Utilizing his usual poetic style, Kwamdela, who way back in the 70s and 80s, before rap came to prominence, was label as the “rap session” poet. Hence, this book of poetry is written with fire, passion, perception and pride. $10
  • Serious and humorous mix of short stories and essays, much about the author’s experiences living in different nations; with touching stories of his boyhood in Barbados, especially about his poor village Penny Hole. $10.
  • The author documents his 1998 sojourn in South Africa and neighboring countries in such a manner that gives readers the feeling of being there with sharing in this most interesting experience. $8.
  • The author presents some of his Afrocentric philosophies in a manner that says he is indeed the Prophet with the solutions to the unique problems faced by people of African ancestry. $8
  • Utilizing his usual poetic style, Kwamdela, who way back in the 70s and 80s, before rap came to prominence, was label as the “rap session” poet. Hence, this book of poetry is written with fire, passion, perception and pride. $10
  • Utilizing his usual poetic style, Kwamdela, who way back in the 70s and 80s, before rap came to prominence, was label as the “rap session” poet. Hence, this book of poetry is written with fire, passion, perception and pride. $10
  • In the final book of Odimumba Kwamdela, he scathingly reflects on world history, racism, imperialism, and other events that shape modern politics.
  • A passionate, perceptive, powerful, pride-filled, poetic experience from the turbulent sociopolitical 1970s, these poems are dubbed to very soulful rhythms. These poems on this CD were his first vocal production in vinyl LP album from in 1982. $10
  • A passionate, perceptive, powerful, pride-filled, poetic experience; these poems are dubbed to very soulful rhythms. The author suggests concentration on the power and importance of the message. $10
  • A passionate, perceptive, powerful, pride-filled, poetic experience; these poems are dubbed to very soulful rhythms. The author suggests concentration on the power and importance of the message. $10
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