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Linton Kwesi Johnson

1952 (74) • Acting

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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Dread Beat and Blood

85%
1979

Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

20%
2020
Poster for Popular Voices at the BBC

Popular Voices at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2017

Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

Self

2006

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

Self - vocals

2004

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

2003

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

Self

1984

Upon Westminster Bridge

Self

1982

Blitz

60%

The Oracle

2024

Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

20%
2020
Poster for Popular Voices at the BBC

Popular Voices at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2017

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

77%

Self

2017

Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

Self

2006

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

Self - vocals

2004

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

2003

Black and White in Colour

100%

Self

1992

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

Self

1984

Upon Westminster Bridge

Self

1982

Dread Beat and Blood

85%
1979

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