Linton Kwesi Johnson
Birthday
1952/08/24 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
Also know as
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Biography
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.
Acting
(2004) Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocals
(2006) Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
as Self
(1982) Upon Westminster Bridge
as Self
(1979) Dread Beat an' Blood
as ---
(2003) Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as ---
(1984) Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self
(2017) Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
(2020) Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
as ---
(2024) Blitz
as The Oracle
(2017) Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)