Amon Saba Saakana was born in Trinidad and migrated to London, UK, at age sixteen.A self-taught journalist he has published widely on music, drama, carnivals, books, features and social issues. His first published book of poetry is Sun Song, 1973; his second, Tones & Colours, 1987 reached No. 5 on the City Limits Alternative Bestsellers; his third, God in the Song of Birds, 2015. He published Jah Music: The Evolution of the Jamaican Popular Song, 1980, currently being extensively revised. His novel Blues Dance was published in 1985 and was sold out in 9 months. His forthcoming book is Ntr Nfr Wa: The Perfect One, Groundings in the Nubio-Kmtan African paradigm, a book on Ancient Egypt in science, technology, art, and philosphy and its influence on both the Arab and European worlds. Saakana has a Ph.D. in Drama/Cultural Studies from University of London. He is a part-time lecturer at the College of Science, Technology & Applied Arts Trinidad & Tobago.