Y. Misdaq

Y. Misdaq aka Yoshi (born in Brighton, England) is a multimedia artist and founder of the arts website Nefisa, which also doubles as an independent media label- Nefisa UK. He is not to be confused with the green dinosaur on which Mario Mario rides. Since 2004 he has released three LPs, three documentaries and three novels, and most recently has released a poetry series (6 separate books of poetry) as well as appearing on numerous works, either anonymously of under different pseudonyms as writer, filmmaker, and performer. Y. Misdaq aka Yoshi has been featured in magazines like The WIRE, Hip-Hop Connection, Stylus, The Brighton Source, and numerous others. Upon the publication of his debut novel in June 2007, Misdaq's work was also featured on television on BBC Television & Radio. More recently he was featured on NPR in the United States. and PRI internationally. Misdaq was also present in Benghazi at the onset of the 2011 Libyan civilian uprising against Muammar Ghadaffi, which he covered alongside Anjali Kamat for Democracy Now!.