Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell.
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Full House
1972 · TV
Blitz
2024 · Movie
Windrush
1998 · TV
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017 · TV
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017 · Movie
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003 · Movie
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2020 · Movie
Black and White in Colour
1992 · Movie
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
2006 · Movie
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
1984 · Movie
Dread Beat and Blood
1979 · Movie
Upon Westminster Bridge
1982 · Movie