Linton Kwesi Johnson
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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as The OracleIn World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother,...
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Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as uncreditedGil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don...
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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as SelfDocumentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don...
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Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
as uncreditedThe programme includes The Damned’s set-smashing performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and...
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Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as SelfA portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a...
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Dread Beat an' Blood
as uncreditedFollows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.
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Upon Westminster Bridge
as SelfConsidered one of the best ‘dub’ poets of his time, Mikey Smith is internationally renown for...
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Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
as SelfDocumentary about feminism in music and the challenges it has faced through the years from the...
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Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocalsIn his first-ever video concert, reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson bares his soul to a packed...
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Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)Companion programme to Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017) in which Gregory Porter introduces...
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